There are some disabilities that meet the qualification for faster approval from the Social Security Administration (SSA) through the Compassionate Allowance program. If you have one of these conditions, the SSA will mark it as a compassionate allowance and your application will be processed faster to help ensure that you get the benefits you deserve much faster.
Every year, prices of just about everything go up. This means that, if you are receiving a benefit of some type from the Social Security Administration (SSA), you will receive an increase at the start of each New Year. The SSA has already calculated what beneficiaries will receive in 2024 and released this in their 2024 update.
On January 1st, 2024, the increase will be 3.2% of whatever the benefit was in 2023.
If you have been diagnosed with a mental illness that is so severe you can’t work, you may be able to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Disability benefits can help pay for living expenses when you can’t work. You can be approved for Social Security disability benefits with a mental illness if you have worked in the past but can’t work now and you expect that you won’t be able to work for at least a year.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) awards presumptive disability to those who may qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Now, you may be wondering, what exactly is presumptive disability? Presumptive disability are benefits designed to offer financial assistance and support for individuals that, based on the information in their SSI application, the SSA sees as having a high likelihood of ultimately being approved for SSI.
Applying for disability benefits can be a challenging experience. The Social Security Administration (SSA), which is the federal agency administering the assessment and distribution of benefits, has exacting criteria for eligibility.
The whole process of applying for disability benefits can take at least six months. If your application is denied initially and you are forced to appeal, the process can take much longer.
