The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Social Security Representative Payee Perhaps you are not familiar with the role played by Social Security representative payees in handling Social Security benefit payments to disabled persons. In this brief article, we will provide answers to some of the most common questions submitted to the Social Security Administration […]
Late Social Security Disability Payments
Reasons Why Your Payments May Be Delayed Every month, millions of Americans receive either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. If you are one of the recipients, you can be assured the Social Security Administration (SSA) makes every effort to ensure you receive your payments on time. The SSA has […]
What are Grid Rules for Social Security Disability
What are the Social Security Over 50 Grid Rules? The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) grid rules are a set of rules known as the Medical-Vocational Guidelines, which can be applied to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims filed by applicants over the age of 50. Individuals who are 50 or older are more likely to […]
Long Covid Disability Benefits – How to Get Them
Since 2020, we’ve known that Covid-19 is harmful, highly contagious, and could result in death. While newer mitigations have emerged to protect Americans from death and hospitalizations in the short term, there is a significant percentage of infectees who suffer from long-term symptoms. If you suffer from what is more commonly referred to as Long […]
Can You Collect Social Security and Disability Insurance?
Answers from the Law Firm of Levanthal, Sutton & Gornstein As disability lawyers practicing in the greater Philadelphia area, we’re sometimes asked, “Can you collect Social Security and disability?” In most cases, with one slight exception that we’ll explain, the answer is no. Normally, you cannot collect both Social Security Retirement Insurance benefits and Social […]