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When you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments from the Social Security Administration, it is important to realize that different standards are used to determine your disability based on your age. As an adult, it is hardest to qualify for benefits if you are between the ages of [...]
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When you are receiving Long Term Disability (“LTD”) benefits, you are normally required by your LTD insurer to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”). Your LTD carrier will normally provide you with an option of using a legal representative that they hire. The representative is not always an attorney. Normally it is a national [...]
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The State of Delaware has lost three major employers in the past year. Chrysler completely shut its Newark Delaware automobile manufacturing plant in December 2008, followed by GM closing its Boxwood Road Saturn plant in July 2009. Most recently, Valero announced on November 20, 2009 that it would permanently close its refinery in Delaware City. [...]
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On October 15, 2009, the Social Security Administration officially announced that there will be no Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income recipients for 2010. This is the first time since the Cost-of-Living Adjustment was codified by Congress in 1975 that there will not be an increase in benefits for recipients. [...]
If you are between the ages of 50 and 64 and are considering early retirement or a disability pension, you should consider applying for Social Security Disability. Individuals that have a solid work history and are unable to continue to perform the work they have done in the past because of physical limitations, can often qualify for Social Security Disability. Our office is available to assist with an application for benefits or to help you determine if you qualify. Call us for a free consultation.