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What Is the Five-step Process That Social Security Uses to Decide Disability Claims? (Part 1: SGA)

April 13, 2010

Social Security uses what it calls a “sequential five-step process” to decide disability claims. As you work your way through the steps, if you do not meet the requirement of a step, Social Security can deny you. We will discuss each step in a separate post. Please keep in mind that alot of the terms used by Social [...]

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I Have Applied for Both SSDI and SSI Benefits, How Will My Benefits Be Calculated?

April 8, 2010
Calculation of past-due Social Security benefits

If you have applied for both SSDI and SSI benefits, and get approved by Social Security, you will probably wait longer to get your past-due benefits than someone who is getting only SSDI or only SSI. Here are some things to keep in mind while SSA calculates your past-due benefits: Both programs will calculate the [...]

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All Income You Receive Will Affect Your SSI Benefits

March 19, 2010
SSI benefits are affected by your wages.

One of the primary differences between Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is that SSI is needs-based. This means that any increase in your income, temporary or not, can reduce the amount of money that you will receive from Social Security. What types of income can reduce my benefits? Any wages you earn, Any self-employment income, Other [...]

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What is the Difference Between SSDI and SSI?

February 26, 2010
What is different about SSI v. SSDI benefits?

This is a question we get a lot. The Social Security Administration has two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI), also called DIB or Title 2 benefits, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), also called Title 16 benefits. Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SSDI) SSDI is a program that pays you benefits based on your earnings history. Each [...]

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Can Younger People Get Disability Benefits?

February 19, 2010
Young people can get approved for benefits.

It can be difficult, but yes, younger people can get disability benefits. No matter what age you are, you can qualify for Social Security disability if you can prove that you meet Social Security’s criteria for disability. It can seem more difficult to get benefits when you are younger because there are some special rules [...]

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