2016 was the first time there was a year to year decrease in the number of people receiving Social Security disability benefits since 1988, the earliest year from which data is available. The trend has carried on into the New Year, as the number fell from 8.89 million...
Houston residents are fortunate enough to live in a country where the governmental offices are comparatively efficient and responsive. They still must heave a sigh of relief when their Social Security paperwork is not only complete, but also accepted. They can finally...
Suffering from a serious disability that prevents you from working can be nerve-wracking. If you're lucky, you have family members and friends who can support you until you get approved for benefits. In the meantime, you will want to be as proactive as possible in...
For Houstonians who have been approved for Social Security disability benefits, there are still rules that are part of the process and must be fully understood and followed. One is that the Social Security Administration will conduct periodic reviews of claimants to...
In 2016, the Social Security Board of Trustees issued a report warning that by 2020, the program will essentially bankrupt by 2034. Currently the program retains $2.8 trillion to pay out to beneficiaries, but by 2020 they will have to start tapping that fund and...
Houston residents, like many around the country, do not hesitate from putting in long hours at work to get the job done. Not ones to shy away from doing hard work, often times they might find themselves working through illnesses and injuries, brushing them off as not...
While it is easy for Houston, Texas, resident simply to group every disability benefit provided by the Social Security Administration under one label, the federal government in fact affords disability benefits under two separate programs, which are commonly referred...