If a physical or emotional disability prevents you from working, you may be eligible to receive disability benefits. But more than half of the people who apply for Social Security Disability benefits in the United States fail to get the benefits initially. In fact, in our vast experience, most folks get denied, at least twice, […]
These two federal programs are administered by the Social Security Administration. The medical requirements and the process are the same for both programs in order to determine if the applicant is disabled. The difference is that under the Supplemental Security Income, the applicant also needs to meet the requirements for economic hardship. Social Security Disability […]
Social Security Disability is a federal insurance program financed with payroll taxes. Its purpose is to provide income to people who are unable to work due to a disability. You must be insured, that means that you must have worked and paid in the program (mandatory payroll taxes) for five of the last 10 years. […]
