How Often Does SSI Check Your Bank Account?
In 2020 alone, the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid 60 billion dollars in Supplement Security Income (SSI) to about 8 million recipients. MJ Ellis Disability Law has extensive experience guiding...
What Will SSI Checks Be In 2022?
If you are among the more than 5.1 million people who rely upon benefits received through the Supplemental Security Income program, expect to see an increase in the amount of...
How Long Does It Take To Get Supplemental Security Income?
When a disabling medical condition prevents you from working, the struggle to afford food, shelter, and other basic needs becomes overwhelming. The Supplemental Security Income program offers financial relief in...
How To Qualify For SSI and SSDI
The federal government estimates that 61 million people in this country have some type of physical or mental impairment that causes them to be disabled. If you are disabled and...
What Is Supplemental Security Income?
If you are elderly, blind, or disabled and have limited income and financial resources, you may qualify for assistance from the Social Security Administration through its Supplemental Security Income program....
Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits
The Federal Income supplement program that is funded by general tax revenue is referred to as Supplemental Security Income — SSI. It is structured to to help those who are...
Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens
If you live in the United States and are not a citizen, it’s still important to know which Social Security benefits you may still be eligible for. You may be...
What You Need To Know About Disability Evaluation
So you’ve talked to a lawyer, visited your local Social Security office, gathered your paperwork and submitted your application for Social Security disability insurance to the relevant authority. Now what?...
How to Apply for Disability Benefits
Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be a complicated process. Not only do you have to understand what paperwork you need to fill out, where you need to turn...
Out of Work Temporarily Due to Illness or Injury? You May Qualify for an SSDI Closed Benefit Period
Every year, many people are injured and have to take an extended period of time off from work in order to recover. Sometimes their paid time off covers that recovery...