Social Security Disability

Just like United States citizens, green card holders or permanent residents need to earn forty work credits, or the equivalent of ten years of work, to be eligible for Social Security benefits (retirement and disability). You can earn up to four work credits per year, and each credit equals $1,410…

If you apply for Social Security disability benefits, either through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you are alleging that you are too disabled to work. Social Security will allow you to work up to a certain level, however, without jeopardizing your benefits. Social Security Disability…

Many people are familiar with the word “autism” and what the condition means, but there are actually a variety of disabilities that fall on what is called the autism spectrum disorder. Each disability on the spectrum has some characteristics in common; therefore, for consistency, this article will refer to all…

Although Social Security disability benefits can be an invaluable lifeline for individuals unable to work, they sometimes take what may feel like an eternity to arrive. From the moment you submit your application to the day you receive your first benefit payment, many months and maybe even years will have…

Although many people assume that Social Security benefits (retirement or disability) can only be collected by United States citizens, the truth is more nuanced. In this article, we discuss under what circumstances non-citizens are entitled to Social Security benefits, including foreign spouses of American ex-patriots. United States citizenship is not…

In the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) provided for advance designation. Advance designation allows beneficiaries of and claimants for Social Security benefits (disability or retirement) the option to provide SSA with one or more names of individuals who can serve as…

If you are currently receiving Social Security disability or retirement benefits, you may wonder whether you can continue to receive them should you become incarcerated. As with so many things, the short answer is: it depends. Generally speaking, you cannot receive Social Security benefits while you are in jail, but…

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted American life as we know it, from minor changes such as social distancing and mask wearing, to the loss of more than 200,000 lives and 16 million jobs. Unfortunately, even if Covid went away tomorrow, we would see fallout from this disease in our future….

Although you do not need an attorney to file an application for disability benefits through Social Security Administration (SSA), there are number of reasons why you should consider doing so. Here, we discuss the merits of hiring an attorney to represent you and at which point during the disability process…

A vocational expert (VE) is a witness called by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to testify at disability appeal hearings. Although they are not present at every hearing, VEs appear at a fair number of them. In general, their purpose is to give an opinion about what jobs you can…