The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to in excess of 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2022. Increased payments to nearly 8 million SSI beneficiaries will start on December 30, 2021.
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Even though you won your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits claim, there will be one last review before the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays you. This review is financial in nature (not related to your medical condition) and is known as the Pre-effectuation Review Contact or PERC.
An article discussing whether long lasting residual COVID symptoms qualify as a disabling condition under Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rules.
At O’Brien & Feiler, we understand how challenging it is to be out of work, attempting to seek expensive medical care, and having to fight hard for badly-needed benefits. For more than two decades, O’Brien & Feiler (OBF) have been helping disabled people get their SSD and SSI benefits.
Living with a disability can be a challenge, especially if you are unable to work. Sometimes an illness increases into a long term health situation, and sometimes an unexpected event or injury causes irreparable harm. If that illness or injury prevents you from working, a Marietta Disability Lawyer may be able to assist.
As we quickly head through summer toward fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes are taking place, but the needs of our country’s disabled have not changed. Attempts to flatten the curve have considerably altered work, educational, and pleasure activities, and in many cases not for the […]
The Social Security Administration has long required Claimants to provide “wet signatures” on appointments of representative and fee agreements. This requirement has continued even though the federal government consistently recognizes the validity of e-signatures in many many other applications. As of 05/21/2020, it appears that the first cracks in this […]
Filing a child’s disability claim looks very similar to filing a claim for an adult, but there are a few nuances that one should understand. Children under the age of 18 qualify for Social Security benefits under the SSI program. A child can qualify if they have a medical condition […]
Back pain may be caused by any number of issues, and claiming disability as a result of back pain can be a challenge. Back pain may be created by degenerative disc disease, muscle and disc issues, congenital malformations, or even hip or knee issues that change how people carry themselves. […]
Fibromyalgia is an illness that affects millions of people nationwide, and of those individuals, many thousands will experience challenges claiming disability as a result of fibromyalgia. This diagnosis is neurologic in nature, and its symptoms include tenderness to the touch in the muscles, joints, and soft tissue as well as […]