Social Security Disability Benefits for Children as Dependents
Disability benefits for disabled children and for children of disabled parents are one of the few benefits covered by the Social Security Disability Insurance program by the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration reported in 2017 of having distributed $2.6 billion per month in disability benefits paychecks to 4.6 million dependent children of SSDI […]
FICA taxes for Social Security Disability in 2021
FICA is a US federal payroll tax. It stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and is ultimately deducted from the paycheck for every person who has signed up for the Social Security program from the Social Security Administration. FICA is not the virtual piggy bank that every payer will have access to when they […]
What wins Social Security Disability Benefits?
Let’s be honest: The name of your disability impairment does not mean an ultimate win for your SSDI case. There are various factors that can win or lose disability cases. Each year approximately 64 million people apply for disability – out of those only 30% of the DI claimants actually win the disability benefits. This […]
Work Credits for Social Security Disability in 2020
Disability has immediate and lasting consequences for a DI claimant. Not only a limiting disability/impairment can happen to anyone – especially with an advancing age – it can greatly affect a claimant’s economic situation. The claimant’s gross income earnings, household standards, total family income and purchases of essentials such as grocery and travel, all fall […]
What is the Ticket-to-Work Program for SSDI?
The ticket-to-work (TTW) is a voluntary based program designed to get individuals able to return to work on a trial basis. The program is for people aged 18 to 64 with a disability who are on monthly social security checks and want to go back to work while also not losing their disability benefits if […]
Will getting Laid-off affect my Eligibility for Disability Benefits?
The Social Security Administration’s policy requires early intervention and adequate support to be provided to workers with disabilities to enable adequate worker’s retention objectives. This way the Disability Insurance (DI) claimants can be supported to perform some type of work under substantial gainful activity and earn a handsome livelihood on their own. However, in case […]
Am I eligible for Disability Benefits if I was laid off work due to Covid-19?
As the Coronavirus pandemic had the US citizens confined to their homes, the disease had impacted nearly every industry. Also, since many businesses started losing out of cash flow, many of the employers laid-off workers due to inability to meet the worker’s expenses in terms of salary and health benefits. However, there are some good […]
What makes Social Security Administration terminate your Disability Benefits?
As difficult and as time consuming winning a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be, it is not as difficult for the SSA to terminate your benefit’s program in case you no longer meet the eligibility criteria. There are various factors such as changes in your income (if you are earning an income above the […]
Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE) for Trial Work Period (TWP)
After a claimant’s five year Trial Work Period has ended, the timeline for the Extended Period of Eligibility start. What is Extended Period of Eligibility? The extended period of eligibility is a 36 month period following the five year trial work period, during which a claimant can file for ‘expedited reinstatement’ of SSDI benefits. This […]
Rules for the Trial Work Period for SSDI
The Social Security Administration allows you to try to return to work while on disability if your monthly earnings remain below the income threshold for the average monthly SSDI income. This period of being able to work while on disability insurance, can last for 9 months within a 5 years’ period and is known as […]