Social Security
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Changes To Past Relevant Work and Disability Determinations
Social Security Administration July 15, 2024 In fiscal year 2023, more than 1.8 million people applied for disability benefits through Social Security’s two programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Until recently, Social Security required adult applicants to provide their work history going back 15 years. That’s because the inability to…
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Changes Are Coming to How You Access Social Security’s Online Services
Social Security Administration7/12/2024 Social Security is making changes to the way you access Social Security’s online services, including your personal my Social Security account. The changes will simplify your sign-in experience and align with federal authentication standards. At the same time, they’re continuing to provide safe and secure access to their online services. If you created your my Social…
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Social Security Updates Occupations List Used in Disability Evaluation Process
Social Security administers disability benefits through two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. While the agency’s disability decision process remains sound, it continually seeks improvements to ensure its disability programs remain current and to ease the burden on customers. In determining disability claims for adults, Social…
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Update on SSI Overpayments Incurred During the COVID-19 Emergency
An overpayment of Social Security (Title II) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI, or Title XVI) benefits occurs when an individual receives more money for a month than the amount that should have been paid by the Social Security Administration (SSA). A recent court approved settlement will benefit more than two million Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who…
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Penny Forward Leads the Way: Simplifying Social Security for the Blind Community.
Minneapolis, MN – As the nation pauses to reflect on our independence, Penny Forward INC, a grass-roots Minnesota 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, is proud to announce the launch of its latest financial literacy course specifically tailored for the blind community. Titled “Simplifying Social Security: A Basic Introduction to the Social Security Administration and Programs it Offers,”…
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Podcast: Suggestions for a Simplifying Social Security Course
This week we asked you our audience about your thoughts on what you would like to see in our new course coming out this summer. If you have a suggestion or story to share please call or email us at: pennyforward@Pennyforward.com (888) 332-5558 My Social Security Regulation 16 19B: This allows you to keep your…
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ABLE To Invest
The following blog post was written by Penny Forward founder Chris Peterson and originally published by the ABLE National Resource Center. Click here to read the original post. As I was transitioning from high school to college in 1996, my parents and teachers strongly advised me to apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, to…
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Social Security At Work
Please join Chris Peterson, Lori Scharff, and the ACB employment committee, this afternoon for a panel discussion about Social Security benefits and work. Many blind people receive Supplemental Security Income, SSI, or Social Security Disability Insurance, SSDI, at points throughout their lives. You can earn more by working while collecting these benefits, and it’s important…
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When Should You Consider Opening An ABLE Account?
Welcome to the fourth part in our five part series on ABLE accounts. In the last part, we explained why you may want to open an ABLE account for yourself or your child. In this part, we’ll discuss when you may want to consider opening an ABLE account. What is an ABLE Account? Before 2015,…