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As a disability attorney here in Michigan for the last 23 years, I have been asked more times than I can count how one goes about filing for Social Security Disability and SSI benefits.  This blog will explain the SSD and SSI application process.    The first step when someone...

Social Security applies a cost of living adjustment (COLA) yearly to SSI and SSD benefits as well as Social Security retirement benefits.  The COLA adjustment is tied to the rate of inflation and changes every year.  The purpose of the COLA adjustment is to ensure that the purchasing power of Social Security...

Every year from 1982 until 2020, Social Security's cash reserves have increased. That means for all those years, Social Security brought in more cash than it paid out in benefits. In that same time, Social Security's cash reserve went from $25 billion to almost $3 trillion.   However, due to the pandemic...

People often call my office looking for a disability attorney and one of the first questions they ask is, "How do you file for Social Security Disability benefits?" In this blog, I will explain to you how to file for SSD benefits and/or SSI benefits and what information you will need to...

Did you file for Social Security Disability or SSI benefits and were denied? Unfortunately, this is a very common experience as most SSD claims and SSI claims are denied on the initial application. Actually, most Social Security claims are denied on the initial application and on the first appeal stage, Request for...

On March 25, 2021, the Commision of Social Security, Andrew Saul, issued an update regarding Social Security's processing of Economic Impact Payments under the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARP. According to the release, immediate delivery of EIP's has been a top priority for Social Security, especially to those...

In December 2014, the ABLE Act was passed which allows certain people with disabilities the ability to create a tax-free savings and investment account while receiving SSI benefits or Medicaid. Both SSI and Medicaid have income and resource limits, which you can check out in my prior blog, that would preclude people...

If you are receiving SSI benefits, then the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Act (or CARES), entitles you to a stimulus check. If you have already received a stimulus check, or you are expecting to receive one, there are some important things to keep in mind regarding your SSI benefits.

Fact #1: Social Security is more than a retirement program. In June of 2019, statistics reveal that 1 in 6 U.S. Residents collected Social Security benefits, which includes retirement benefits, disability benefits, and young survivors of deceased parents benefits. This means that 63 million Americans are receiving Social Security benefits in one...