Category Archives: Benefits

Available benefits, overpayment and cessation issues

What you should know before you apply for children’s SSI disability benefits

Social Security has a fact sheet answering common questions about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for disabled children: How does Social Security decide if a child is disabled? How can I get ready for the disability interview? How does Social Security … Continue reading

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Administrative waiver for overpayments up to $1000

There’s good news if Social Security has told you that you were overpaid, and you need to repay, Social Security benefits! Social Security has increased the “administrative waiver” amount to $1000.  Administrative waivers of overpayments apply in cases where the … Continue reading

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Social Security benefits stop for fugitive felons

I previously wrote about how Social Security disability benefits stop during incarceration. However, your Social Security disability benefits can also stop if you labeled a “Fugitive Felon.” Fugitive felons is anyone who is Fleeing to avoid prosecution for a crime which … Continue reading

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Does a felony conviction prevent you from getting disability benefits / SSI?

I saw this question in the comments on Jonathan Ginsberg’s site, Social Security Disability Blog: I would like to know if a convicted felon, who is not incarcerated, can receive Title 16 SSI disability? This is a great wrinkle on … Continue reading

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Can you receive Social Security while in jail / prison?

Jonathan Ginsberg of the Social Security Disability Blog writes about what happens to your Social Security benefits if you are in jail/prison. I recently received an email question from a blog reader about the eligibility of a convicted felon for … Continue reading

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Social Security Announces Benefit Increase for 2009

Social Security benefits will be going up in 2009. Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 55 million Americans will increase 5.8 percent in 2009, the Social Security Administration announced today.  The 5.8 percent increase is … Continue reading

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Will my SSI benefits continue if I move to a different state?

I was recently asked if you will still receive your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits if you move to a different state.  I understand the fear of moving to a different state when you rely on SSI benefits to make it … Continue reading

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SSI, Settlements/Inheritance, and Special Needs Trusts

Here is a popular questions: I’m on SSI, do I have to tell Social Security about an inheritance/settlement I am getting? The answer is simple: YES! There is no point beating around the bush with this one.  If you are … Continue reading

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB)?

Social Security has two different benefit programs for individuals who are disabled. Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB, also known as SSDI, or Title 2 benefits); and Supplemental Security Income (SSI or Title 16 benefits). Because of its name, it is a common … Continue reading

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Nidich on Social Security Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits

I enjoy reading attorney Paul Nidich’s blog Nidich on Anything. Paul’s knowledge nicely dovetails with my own. When there is an area I am uncertain about, I check to see what Paul has written. A while ago, Paul wrote a nice … Continue reading

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Overpayments: finding an attorney to help you

I have tried to give you as much information as I can about Social Security overpayment / repayment cases, because the chances of finding an attorney to work with you are not very good. Many Social Security attorneys get paid out … Continue reading

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Children’s SSI tip: keep those school write-ups!

One of the best tips I can give about building a child’s Social Security (Supplemental Security Income) case is to hold on to any disciplinary report, office notes, write ups, teachers notes, detention or suspension notices, etc. This includes notes … Continue reading

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Social Security overpayments: what you need to prove to win!

Overpayment cases are very tough to win.  If you decide to fight an overpayment, you need to know what you are up against. Here is what the law says about how Social Security evaluates whether you have to pay back an … Continue reading

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Social Security Overpayments

It is the opposite of winning the jackpot:  you open the letter from Social Security and find out that you owe them $10,000, $20,000, even $30,000.   What happened? There are several scenarios which may result in Social Security claiming … Continue reading

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Social Security says my husband or wife earns too much for me to get SSI

Here is a common problem. You apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but then Social Security tells you that your spouse is making too much money for you to be eligible. How much is too much? It was surprisingly difficult … Continue reading

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