What You Need to Know to Replace a Lost Social Security Card You need your Social Security number for a lot of things these days: when you start a new job, to file your tax return, and to receive Social Security benefits. So if you lose your number – or your card – it can be […]
Estimate Your Benefits with the Social Security Retirement Calculator
We all know that if we work hard and pay our taxes (including Social Security and Medicare), we will be entitled to Social Security retirement benefits eventually. But as we have stressed in previous articles, you need to determine how much you will likely get from your Social Security benefits in order to do effective […]
What Happens When You Apply for Disability Benefits
What Happens When You Apply for Disability Benefits? You should apply for disability as soon as you become disabled since it takes time to process your application. One reason why the process takes so long is that Social Security does not review the applications; they contract with state governments to review and process the applications. […]
Social Security Disability Benefits
Understanding Social Security Disability Benefits Most people are aware that there are Social Security disability benefits, but the possibility of becoming disabled is not something most people want to think about. Unfortunately, the chance of becoming disabled during your working years is greater than you might think. Studies show that young workers have a 30% […]
What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
There is a lot of confusion about Supplemental Security Income, also known as SSI. Is it Social Security? Is it disability? Or something else entirely? While SSI is managed by the Social Security Administration, it is not actually a Social Security program. In other words, SSI benefits are not funded with Social Security taxes like […]
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