Comments on: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB)?

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:22:00 +0000

I am the wrong person to ask. I do not handle tax matters.

By: Indylite_hicks

Indylite_hicks — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:26:00 +0000

i have been on ssi-d for a year. but i have been on work comp for the past 10yr. i recived 3grand from ssi-d cause comp pays me. i get $30.00 month from ssi-d. the irs is telling me i owe the 10grand in taxes on a settlement from ssi-d that would have been 50 grand. i have never got or recive full ssi-d benifits. where do they exspect the 10 grand to come from that the irs wants. work comp isnt taxable. i hope you help. this is so furstraighting and stressful.

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:34:00 +0000

You may want to look at http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2010/01/can-you-get-social-security-childs-benefits-as-a-full-time-student/

However this is just general information. To address your specific circumstances, I encourage you to contact your local SSA office.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:21:00 +0000

I am 62 and on disabled. My son will receive survivor benefits until he turns 18. He will still be living with me when he graduates from high school to attend college full time. Do his benefits discontinue even though he will be living with me and attending college full time?

Are their any programs out there for me or him than can aid him in costs for college education?

By: Cheaper Health Insurance

Cheaper Health Insurance — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:54:52 +0000

Disability insurance benefits is One of the most important sections of the policy describes the benefits that will be provided to insure some level of financial protection if you become disabled and are no longer able to earn an income.

By: What is the difference between Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? | Colorado Social Security Law

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:03:22 +0000

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By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:46:12 +0000

That it is a common misconception.

No one is on Social Security BECAUSE of alcoholism or drug addiction.

Social Security has regulations, which all the judges I am familiar with zealously apply, which state that if drug abuse or alcoholism are material and contributory to a disability, benefits will be denied.

So, are there alcoholics on Social Security? Yes.
Are there drug addicts on Social Security? Yes.

But, these people are NOT getting Social Security disability benefits BECAUSE of either alcoholism or drug addictions.

Social Security has to have found that there is a SEPARATE impairment that is not affected by the alcoholism or drug addiction which makes these people disabled.

I can't speak for your aunt, and I know everyone has a story about a neighbor or acquaintance who is getting Social Security when they "are not really disabled," but as someone in the trenches fighting along side people who have been denied, I can tell you that Social Security does not cut a break to alcoholics or drug addicts.

By: Federal Payroll Tax

Federal Payroll Tax — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:37:25 +0000

What upsets me is that people can apply for disability or ssi for being alcoholics or drug addicts (my loser aunt has been collecting for alcoholism for years) but people who have legitimate ailments that prevent work such as Severe Bi-polar are denied.

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:04:53 +0000

Read Brenda's question in the comments of this article and the reply:

http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2008/10/ss...

Don't get scared off by the article, it only applies in SSI cases.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:57:08 +0000

My mom is getting SSD benefits now, but in a month she'll be inheriting an estate from my recently passed grandmother. Will this affect her benefits or no? We're desperately looking for an answer.