Written by Disability Representative and former Examiner, Tim Moore, SSDRC explains how to get disability benefits, as quickly as possible.
The Social Security you've been paying into over the years through withholdings from your paycheck contributes to Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). This is support that is available to you should you become disabled. You gave this money to the government while you worked, and now the g...
Reports on the eligibility for cash payments under the Supplemental Security Income program of low-income American families who have a child or children with a disability. Increase in the number of qualified children; Result of 1990 Supreme Court decision and subsequent retroactivity of the decision;...
How to Calculate a Child's Social Security Disability Benefits Supplemental Security Income is a federal benefits program that pays monthly amounts to children (as well as some eligible adults) with qualifying disabilities. At the start of each calendar year, the Social Security Administration determi...
A custodial parent receiving Social Security benefits for a disability can affect child support in several ways. The primary issue arising in this situation is whether the benefits are included as part of the custodial parent’s income for purposes of calculating child support payments from the non...
Can an adopted child receive social security benefits from their birth or adoptive parents? Learn more about adoption and the social security benefits you may be eligible for here.
Zebley decision ruled that the Social Security Administration's rules for evaluating disability in SSI childhood cases were inconsistent with the statutory definition of disability for children. In this article, the decision is reviewed and SSA's regulatory and administrative response is described....
Disability benefits. Note that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are not taxable. You will receive a form from the Social Security Administration called the SSA-1099 that shows your total Social Security benefits received during each tax year. Do you want to start planning for your retir...
If you are taking care of a child and are receiving Social Security benefits for that reason, the child's benefits may stop at a different time from your own. For example, if your child is not disabled, your benefits will end when the child turns 16 years old. If the child is disable...
Child Benefits:A child or adult child with a disability may be eligible for Social Security benefits if the parent receives retirement or disability benefits. The child must be under 18, a high school student up to 19, or an unmarried adult who became disabled before age 22.10Family income li...