The Social Security Administration has a great many responsibilities: determining benefits under our nation’s Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income and retirement programs, handling appeals, paying out benefits and -- importantly --...
Month: November 2013
Food stamp cuts cancel out the COLA boost for many SSI recipients
On Oct. 30, the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries of Supplemental Security Income will indeed be receiving slightly more in benefits next year due to a cost of living adjustment, or COLA. The 2014 COLA will increase benefits by 1.5 percent,...
Family of little girl with Klumpke’s palsy still seeking SSI
Many children with conditions such as cerebral palsy and Erb's palsy will require therapy, medical treatment and in-home assistance for the rest of their lives, and parents whose children have these conditions sometimes have to apply for Supplemental Security Income...
I’m disabled from a work injury. Can I get workers’ comp and SSD?
It’s fairly common for people to develop disabilities that qualify them for Social Security Disability Insurance after an accident at work. In such cases, people often have other options for disability compensation beyond SSD. Many have a long-term disability...