Florida residents who have filed Social Security disability claims know the process can be frustrating. Proving you meet SSA requirements is challenging enough, but the requirements themselves may change from time to time, affecting current beneficiaries and new...
Social Security Administration News
Current discussion for SSA attempts to cut application backlog
Applicants for Social Security disability benefits in Florida who are rejected when the initial steps of determining disability are made by the Social Security Administration need to be aware of the appeals process. The SSA has certain procedures that it follows with...
Social Security disability program spared from big cuts
Floridians who were concerned about the budgetary issues surrounding the Social Security Administration and the disability program had their fears assuaged recently when President Obama signed a new bill into law. He suspended the debt limit and funded the Social...
Budget addresses Florida Social Security Disability concerns
For Florida residents who rely on receiving federal assistance for illnesses, injuries and conditions, the political climate and financial ramifications of budgetary issues was a constant cause for concern. The financial facts of Social Security Disability (SSD) and...
Social Security disability and the 2016 COLA
Many Florida residents rely on Social Security disability benefits. Benefits are provided to workers who are disabled, retirees, spouses, offspring and disabled veterans. For those who are receiving benefits, there is an expectation that there will be a Cost of Living...
Politicians offer plans to shore up Social Security disability
Many Floridians are suffering from illnesses, conditions or disabilities that make it difficult for them to function and work on a daily basis. People in this situation might need assistance to live. With that in mind, Social Security disability is necessary for them...
Social Security Administration works to address cash shortfall
Recipients of Social Security disability benefits in Florida have enough to worry about in dealing with their illnesses or disabilities without having to wonder about the viability of the program itself. However, because it is a government program, there are always...
Finances for Social Security disability insurance a growing worry
Residents of Kissimmee who are suffering from a disability and seeking to receive or are already receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration have enough to concern themselves with. Their disability is often a hindrance to their ability to live as close...
Puerto Ricans get disability benefits for not speaking English
There are many Floridians who do not speak English in the home. Many, if not most of these people have come to the United States, specifically Florida, for better opportunities. Despite the United States being known as a land of opportunity, it is still difficult to...
Current discussion in politics roils Social Security disability
Florida residents who are seeking benefits for illness or injury from the Social Security Administration (SSA) might not be political junkies or keep a close eye on the back and forth between political parties regarding legal issues. But the politics that are in play...