The Social Security Administration is taking online applications for one of its main disability programs after years of trying to simplify and move the process online, an effort the agency’s former ...

Attorney David S. Bary looks over disability law with a colleague. Read full article: Filing for disability? Here’s what you need to know. A man works in a danger zone. (Life Of Pix, Life Of Pix via ...

The psychological assessment can be a stressful part of your disability application, but with preparation, it doesn’t have to be. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that less than 23% of ...

Several readers recently sent me copies of a news story that appeared in papers around the country. The author of that piece criticized the Social Security Administration for not updating a listing of ...

“The Senate’s confirmation of Governor O’Malley as Social Security Commissioner is a significant step in addressing the administrative hurdles facing the agency,” said Steve Perrigo, Allsup Vice ...

SSI and SSDI are Social Security benefits for people with disabilities based on different eligibility requirements. SSDI recipients also qualify for Medicare, while SSI recipients may qualify for ...

Based on my past research in this area, I propose to the Trump Administration and Congress the following baker’s dozen reform changes to Disability Insurance (DI) and/or Supplemental Security Income ...

For those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the SSA can check your bank account because they were given permission. For anyone receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has implemented a significant change in its appeal process for disability beneficiaries. This change affects those whose benefits have been terminated, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Thousands of Virginians are fighting a system in "crisis" that's meant to serve as a security blanket for those unable to work due to illness or injury. As CBS 6 has previously ...

Nearly 7.5 million people were to get a New Year’s Eve payment yesterday, as the Social Security Administration began its ...