He says new barriers to accessing disability benefits could have prompted a surge in older adults claiming Social Security ...

“Enable: The Disability Podcast,” about amazing people with disabilities and different abilities, will release new episodes ...

Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, is a program for disabled workers, adult children and widows or widowers that provides monthly payment to recipients. The program typically requires a ...

Trump administration officials informed the co-founder of a nonprofit disability advocacy group that a proposed rule — which ...

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR – What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I'm 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn't allow me to work at my job anymore, but I've read ...

Following Gov. DeSantis' major announcement on funding for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), families may be wondering how to apply. The governor announced on Monday that $2.2 billion ...

The Social Security Administration has scrapped a plan that would have stopped thousands of Americans from qualifying for ...

Q: What is the earliest age that I can receive Social Security disability benefits? A: There is no minimum age as long as you meet the Social Security definition of disabled and you have sufficient ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a ...

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