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The Closed Period: Benefits for Disabilities Past
When you apply for benefits you are effectively saying that you have a disability that is expected to last for at least a year. Most applicants will expect that the disability will last considerably longer than that but there is the option to receive benefits to cover...
Shining a Light on Black Lung Benefits
The Federal Black Lung Program, which has been around since 1969, provides benefits to miners who contracted pneumoconiosis whilst working in coalmines and who have since become unable to work due to their condition. Coalworkers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), which is another...
A Quick Note on SSI and Child Support Payments
SSI recipients are highly likely to be fully aware that any other income other than earned income is going to reduce their SSI quite markedly. Indeed, for the most part, there is only the standard $20 General Income Exclusion (GIE) that stands in the way of a complete...
Social Security Relax Reporting Requirements for Representative Payees
Social Security have recently decided to cut down on administrative work for certain representative payees and are no longer requiring the completion of the annual Representative Payee Report. The report, which payees complete to account for the use of the income that...
2019 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced!
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the changes to Medicare Parts A and B premiums and deductibles for 2019. While 99% of Medicare recipients pay no Part A premiums, inpatient deductibles will increase from $1,364 in 2018 to $1,340...