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How much will you receive every month as your Social Security Disability (SSD or SSDI) benefit payment? That is often the first and most pressing question people want to be answered when they begin the process of applying for SSD benefits. The Clauson Law Firm is dedicated to keeping all our clients fully informed about […]

If you are disabled, Social Security disability benefits relieve financial pressures caused by being unable to work and earn an income. Benefits payable through the Social Security Disability Insurance program are determined using a formula that relies on your lifetime earnings to calculate the amount of the monthly SSDI payment. The Supplemental Security Income program, […]

When a person cannot work because of a disability or blindness, monthly Social Security disability payments provide much-needed relief from financial hardship. Equally as important, although frequently overshadowed, are the insurance benefits for SSD recipients. The two disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance, each provide […]

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 […]