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What Happens To My SSDI Benefits When My Child Turns 18?

It may surprise you to learn that the Social Security Disability Insurance program averages $2.8 billion in benefit payments each month to children ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Budgeting on a Fixed Income

Living on a fixed income may feel constraining, but it doesn’t have to be with the right budgeting plan! A study found that people with disabilities ...
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Returning to Work After Social Security Disability Leave: What to Expect

You never thought you’d say it, but you’re actually beginning to miss the daily grind; you definitely miss the water cooler gossip. After a period of ...
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Can I Receive Disability Benefits for Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease?

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) that affect an estimated 3 million U.S. adults according to the Center ...
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What to Do (and Not Do) for Income While Awaiting Disability

In addition to awaiting approval, there also is a mandatory waiting period of five months for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) after your ...
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Social Security’s Representative Payee Program: What You Should Know

You may have heard about the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Representative Payee Program, but not know much about it yet, such as: What it ...
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Age Requirements for Social Security Disability Benefits

If you or a family member cannot work because of a disability, you may be entitled to Social Security Disability Benefits. Unlike some programs that ...
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Childhood Disability Supplemental Security Income

Disabled children younger than age 18 may qualify to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) if they meet the requirements set by the Social ...
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What is the Ticket to Work Program?

Ticket to Work (TTW) is a voluntary program created to help Social Security disability beneficiaries reenter the workforce. The Social Security ...
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Tampa Disability Compassionate Allowance Conditions

As we mentioned previously, there are special circumstances which allow for expedited processing of new claims. One of those is what the SSA calls ...
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Spring Hill Disability Medical Evidence Requirements

If you are seeking Disability and Supplemental Security Income, then you realize how complex the processing of your case can be. That’s why ...
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Spring Hill Family Disability Benefits

If you are in the process of making the transition to receiving SSI or SSD benefits, or are beginning the process of filing for them, you’re going to ...
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