Applying for disability when guilty of a felony in past
Your benefits would not be denied if you were incarcerated in the past unless you committed a major crime and resulted in jail for more than 30 days. This means that your benefits would be stopped automatically on the 31st day of your being in jail, no matter how minor a crime you committed. However, […]
Social Security: Benefits for Multiple Sclerosis, MS
Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological disease that disrupts a person’s functioning due to deterioration of the myelin sheath near the nerves. It is an autoimmune disorder with varying symptoms for every affected person. Since the nerves are concentrated in the brain and spinal cord, the disease leads to various physical and neurodegenerative symptoms affecting a […]
Setting up a plan for work while on disability
If you are a disability beneficiary and want to go back to work, the SSA has a special ‘Plan’ for you. You can avail the Social Security Administration’s work incentives, such as PASS or the ‘Ticket to Work‘ program. Ticket to Work plan The ticket to work plan will let you work for a limited […]
Reporting disability and work changes to the Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration grants social security disability through a rigorous process of determining disability eligibility. Also, in order for you to qualify for social security disability, you must not be earning an income equivalent to any amount under ‘substantial gainful activity, SGA‘. Although this may seem like a death trap, this rule is actually […]
Social security disability benefits for disabled immigrants
The Social Security Administration, SSA provides benefits to U.S. employees even if they are not native Americans. As long as you or an immigrant fulfills the mandatory qualifications for social security eligibility, they are good to go. You can qualify for social security even if you are not a U.S. citizen through your prior work […]
How to prove to the SSA that you can’t do work
The Social Security Disability claims are granted on very strict merits. These include fulfilling both medical and non-medical requirements. It is the responsibility of the SSA examiner to ensure that you are completely disabled, before granting you the Social Security Disability benefits. While analyzing your application for non-medical qualifications, the social security examiner will look […]
How to live under a budget on SSDI
Unlike Supplemental Security Income, SSI the Social Security Disability benefits are only granted for people above the stated income threshold, i.e., $1360 as of 2019. People who earn below that income may qualify for the Supplemental Security Income that is purely a need-based program. Although both programs are run under the federal rule, they differ […]
Social Security: Benefits for Veterans
Veterans are an important asset of the country and the U.S. government has always protected veteran’s benefits through federal and state laws. Earnings through active duty veterans or under training veterans are taxed and counted the same way as civilians under Social Security. However, the benefits may vary a little depending on their situation. Social […]
Can I keep workers compensation benefits with social security?
Yes, you can keep both worker’s compensation benefits and social security benefits together. This is of course only when you qualify for both social security disability insurance benefits and worker’s compensation benefits. Since these are both separate programs under federal government, you don’t need to give up one to avail benefits from another. Yet, even […]
What are FICA taxes and why do they matter?
FICA taxes are not new, but few workers actually know what goes on when a fixed amount on their paychecks is taxed. On most U.S. Employees paychecks, most employees would see terms and conditions including the net amount of the check. The net amount is usually the amount after deduction of all FICA taxes. Almost […]