February 1, 2011
A Massachusetts state representative has requested a congressional hearing to discuss the potential abuse of Social Security disability benefits (SSI) for children and teens. Poor Follow-up on Child Disability Claims One of the complaints about the current child disability system is that once a child is approved for benefits there is usually little to no [...]
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April 27, 2010
Deciding whether a child is disabled is very different than it is for disabled adults. With adults, we have to prove that they cannot work. Children, on the other hand, are compared to other children their age to determine how limited they are by their medical conditions. The three things Social Security looks at are: [...]
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