Grid of Medical & Vocational Rules

Social Security Uses a Grid of Medical & Vocational Rules to Decide Disability If you are 50 years or older when applying for Social Security disability, it may be easier for you to get approved for disability benefits than it is for a younger person, since you...

2024 Cost of Living Adjustment

Update on the 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment from Social Security (https://choosework.ssa.gov/blog/2023-10-30-update-2024-cost-of-living-adjustment.html) (https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/#10-2023-2). To help people who receive benefits and payments keep...

Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits

Getting Your Disability Benefits Back Without Reapplying: Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits If you lost your disability benefits after trying to go back to work, Social Security will replace your benefits if you again find yourself unable to work. If your Social...

The Biggest Mistakes Disability Claimants Make

A specific process must be followed in order to receive disability benefits. The Social Security Administration has many requirements and avoiding mistakes can help you be successful in being approved for benefits. Here are some mistakes we see most often made, and...

SSI School & Work Incentives

The Student Earned Income Exclusion and SSI School & Work Incentives Education and job training may help you achieve your work goals, but they can also be expensive. This work Incentive is for students who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and want to...