Author: Clauson

Whether you are in the process of applying for Social Security disability benefits or already are receiving them, you want to know how much you and your dependents can anticipate receiving each month in 2021 and 2022. Whatever you currently receive through the Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance programs will change as […]

The Social Security Disability (SSD or SSDI) maximum monthly income caps for SSD benefits recipients change every year. The Clauson Law Firm specializes in helping people who apply for and receive SSD and SSI benefits, and we want you to be fully informed about all the upcoming SSDI changes for 2022. 2022 Maximum Monthly Income […]

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD) benefits provide financial support to people who become disabled, either by illness or accident. But the government puts every SSD benefit applicant through a multi-stage assessment to determine if the claimant fits all the criteria the law requires. This post explains what every SSDI claimant needs to prove […]

The Social Security Administration oversees two programs, Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income, that pay monthly benefits to disabled individuals who qualify for them. Each program has other qualifying criteria, including sources of income, that you must meet in addition to being disabled to be eligible for benefits. One of the most common […]

Social Security Disability (SSD or SSDI) benefits provide needed financial support to qualify workers whose illness or injury leaves them unable to stay gainfully employed. But the time it takes for an SSD claim to be prepared, filed, assessed by the Disability Determination Service, and finally approved can be many months. If your claim is […]

Social Security Disability benefits are intended to provide financial support to workers who become disabled due to injury or illness. The SSD program limits benefits only to workers because it is funded by taxes withheld from their wages or paid through self-employment taxes into the Social Security Disability Trust Fund. Since everyone who qualifies for […]

The chances of a disabling medical condition preventing you from working are greater than you may imagine. An average 20-year-old has a 25% chance of being disabled before reaching retirement age according to data from the Social Security Administration. State-funded disability programs may offer limited financial relief in the form of benefits for someone with […]

Being unable to work because of a disability or blindness presents a financial hardship. State-funded disability programs may provide some relief when the medical condition is of short duration or results only in a partial disability. When the medical condition preventing you from working is expected to last for at least 12 months or cause […]