In order to collect Social Security disability income (SSDI), the disabled wage earner must be disabled for 12 months or more. Once it is clear he or she will be out of work for at least 12 months, then a winnable Social Security disability case can be maintained. Closed Period Claim Because these cases can…
Continue readingIf you are disabled, retired and living on a fixed income with payments from the Federal Government, then you may have noticed that while many people around you are experiencing a drop in their earnings, your income has actually risen over the last year. This is due to the Social Security Administration’s annual cost of…
Continue readingWill Social Security Checks go up or down? It is that time of year again – October – when Social Security announces its cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the following year. The COLA in 2012 was 3.6%. Unfortunately the news will not be as good for next year. Social Security is expected to announce
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