Social Security Facts for Women

If you have worked at least 10 years and/or earned 40 work credits, you are vested in the SS program. That means once you turn...

SSI Eligibility and Trusts

SSI is an income based disability program. This is for people who have not worked and/or had reported earnings which would qualify them for SSDI...

How important is it that I see a doctor while applying for disability?

Extremely important! I often find myself repeating to my clients one of two phrases: “God helps those who help themselves” SSA feels the same way....

When will my benefits begin once I establish that I am disabled?

Just like most areas of law, the answer is that it depends…. For SSI benefits, (need based) you are eligible to receive payments the first...

Working Women and SSA Retirement

The Social Security Retirement Act was passed in 1935. Originally enacted and government funded in order to help retired workers following the economic turmoil following...

The Tenuous Future of Social Security

There have been several stories in the past few years predicting the crash of the SS Disability and SS retirement systems. It is true that...