Applying for benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is complicated and very often confusing. The application can be time-consuming, and applicants must usually wait several months to get a response from the Social Security Administration (SSA). An experienced and knowledgeable SSDI attorney can help you present your…
The term “Social Security” can refer to several different types of benefits paid by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The agency is perhaps best known for its retirement and disability benefits programs. The Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program includes the SSA’s retirement program and the Social Security…
Applying for benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program can be a time-consuming process, with long periods spent waiting for a response. The denial rate for initial applications is high, and sometimes as high as 70 percent of applications are denied, but a denial is not the end of…
The Social Security Administration (SSA), through the U.S. Department of the Treasury, maintains multiple accounts for funds held in trust to pay benefits under various programs. Benefits payable through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program are held in the SSDI Trust Fund. This account is running out of money,…
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) has gained a fair amount of attention in recent months, as the U.S. Congress finally begins to take notice of some serious problems that it and other Social Security benefit programs are facing. The general consensus is that the SSDI Trust Fund, from which the…
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a Federal program supporting workers with disabilities who have worked long enough and paid sufficient Social Security taxes through their past employment. In order to get SSDI benefits, you must first apply through the Social Security Administration (SSA), which complex set of procedures can be made much simpler…
What is SSDI? An Overview for Residents of Massachusetts and Other States Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a government program enacted to assist people who are unable to work due to serious and long-term physical or mental disabilities. The program aims to address the needs of injured individuals and their families…
In order to qualify for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits, it is necessary that one contribute sufficient Social Security payroll tax payments through their employment. Most individuals do participate in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program via their Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) contributions as part of their payroll taxes.…
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a Federal program that pays benefits to individuals with disabilities and certain members of their family if they have worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes as part of that employment. It is available to qualified residents of any state in the…