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Cost of Living Adjustment
January 2019 saw a 2.8% cost of living adjustment. Whether you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, your payment will increase by 2.8%. For those receiving SSI, this results in a new maximum monthly...
Assistive Devices
It is not uncommon to see someone with a disability using an assistive device to aide them in standing and/or walking. Assistive devises come in all shapes and sizes. Claimants regularly come into Social Security Law Center with their canes, walkers, crutches, and...
SSA Announces There Will Be No Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2016
For the third time this decade, millions of Americans will not see an annual cost-of living increase in their Social Security benefits for the year 2016. The news by SSA confirms what was already widely expected by many. In 2015, consumer prices were down. In fact,...
Staying Treatment Compliant During And After Benefits are Awarded
Social Security requires an individual to follow prescribed treatment which would be expected to restore the claimant’s ability to return to work. This is true even once a claimant has been approved for benefits. Typically SSA will conduct a medical review two to...