By Amy C. O’Hara, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP New York State residents who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) also receive a state supplement. For 2014, the maximum federal SSI amount is $721 and the NYS supplement is $87 bringing the…
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Changes In SSI Benefit Payments in New York
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SSA is Ramping Up Disability Reviews in 2014
The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 (“DBRA 1984”) was passed by a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the House and Senate (99-0) in September 1984. President Reagan signed the law on October 9, 1984, when it became Pub. L. No.…
Social Security Expands List of Conditions Eligible for Fast-Track Benefits Approval
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced an expansion to its list of Compassionate Allowances conditions. The Compassionate Allowances program affects those applying for Social Security Disability Insurance who have certain very serious illnesses or disabilities. Benefit determinations for those…
Social Security Administration to Implement Major Changes to Disability Insurance
The beneficiary rolls of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program are increasing rapidly, as is public and legislative scrutiny over the process. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is making major changes. A recent article on the Wall Street Journal’s…
Social Security Administration Begins Processing Claims for Same-Sex Surviving Spouses
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun processing benefits claims for surviving spouses of same-sex marriages. On December 16, 2013, the SSA released a statement from Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin confirming that such claims had begun to enter processing…
Following DOMA Ruling, Social Security Administration Begins Processing Applications for Same-Sex Couples
The recent Supreme Court ruling striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will have widespread effects on many federal programs. It may take quite some time for the ruling to be fully implemented into law. But…
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Tom Begley Jr. to Present at 16th Annual Elder Law Institute
On Thursday, July 25th, Tom Begley, Jr. will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 16th Annual Elder Law Institute at the Harrisburg Hilton in Harrisburg, PA. Last year’s day-long event hosted over 400 elder law attorneys and professionals, who…
Social Security Judges File Lawsuit Alleging They are Held to Quotas
Claims for Social Security Disability Insurance take a long time to be processed and decided these days. An increase in the number of claims in recent years has caused wait times for some applicants to stretch into the hundreds of…
Navigating the Process of Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits
Disabled individuals who cannot work are entitled to Social Security disability benefits, but the process of applying can be lengthy and difficult. The majority of applicants are denied benefits at the outset, and they may be uncertain of how to…
Do Not Believe Non-Lawyer Websites Who Post 95% Success Rates!
Continually we see claimants who have had a non-lawyer representative whose company boasts a 95% success rate when in fact it is simply not true. No lawyer website can ethically advertise with success rates in percentages because it is misleading and…
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