Dependent benefits — Your SSDI could help your family, too!
If you become unable to work due to an illness or injury and are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, many problems are solved – but some additional questions may also arise. Along with “how is disability calculated?,” one of those...
2021 Compassionate Allowances list — Twelve conditions added
Acting Social Security Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi has announced the addition of twelve conditions to the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Compassionate Allowances Conditions list. Originally formed in 2008, the Compassionate Allowances program (CAL),...
OIG report highlights SSA mail management struggles
Last month, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an interim report to Acting Social Security Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi regarding the management of mail during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of the interim report pose a grim look at how mail...
The importance of kidney health
The kidneys play an important role in everyday health. Kidneys purify the bloodstream, removing waste and toxins, while making additional substances to help keep the body healthy and functioning properly. Given their importance, it is detrimental if kidney function...