Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) is the amount of money that one can earn monthly and still qualify for Social Security disability benefits. The amount is adjusted each year for cost of living, as shown by this table. In 2024,…

Here in Maine and New Hampshire, where I attend Social Security disability hearings with administrative law judges, the hearing offices have caught up. Hearings are being scheduled promptly, with 75+ days notice, after the hearing request is processed. Many years…

On this day in 2008, I published a post on this blog titled “Disability is Functionality.” All these years later, it remains true.

Claimants often are surprised to learn that their disability applications were denied even though their…

The new fee cap, announced back in March, is now in effect. The relevant date for the fee cap is the date of the approval fee agreement. So if the fee agreement was approved prior to November 30, 2024 but…

Those receiving Social Security benefits, including disability and SSI, will receive a 2.5% increase in 2025.

Social Security is now using an updated version of its Work History Report, form SSA-3369-BK.

Of course, a new Work History form was necessary when the period of time for past relevant work was changed from 15 years to…

My colleague Jonathan Ginsberg posted this before I did. So did Charles Hall.

Here is John Oliver commenting on our broken disability system.