Tag: SSDI

Their finances are in the green

Abstract This paper examines the work-related overpayment and benefit suspension experiences of recently employed Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries using data from the 2017 National Beneficiary Survey. It documents overpayment and benefit suspension rates and the characteristics of beneficiaries experiencing these events and examines the association between knowledge of Social Security…

Cheerful senior man at home looking at his mail

Abstract Many applicants to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) retain representation to help with the approval process.  The Social Security Administration imposes strict rules on representative compensation.  Representatives are paid only if claimants are awarded disability, and are paid the lesser of 25 percent of claimant’s past due benefits or a pre-specified maximum fee dollar…