In Florida, if you qualify for both unemployment and Social Security, you will receive your full check under each program; Florida will not reduce your unemployment benefit if you’re getting Social Security. However, filing for Social Security disability benefits while receiving unemployment benefits is problematic, because you are sending each program contradictory messages . TO […]
RE-OPENING A SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CASE THAT WAS CLOSED
Consider the case of an application for Social Security benefits filed by a parent or guardian on behalf of a minor or mentally incompetent person. The initial application is turned down several times on separate occasions. The claimant, who was not represented by an experience Social Security Disability attorney, did not file for reconsideration on […]
MENTAL DISORDERS AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS
Over 11 Million people around the country collect Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits including 1.6 Million children of disabled workers. Many of these rely on SSD for many reasons, from physical ailments to mental challenges. Sadly, though SSD exists to help those in need, social stigma about mental illness has made many people reluctant to […]