People in New Jersey who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) may have their benefits reduced when they receive certain other types of benefits. If you receive other benefits in addition to SSDI, knowing how they may affect your benefit payments can...
Certain medical conditions can lead to expedited decisions
In New Jersey, the application and approval process for Social Security disability benefits can take months or years for many people. However, applicants with certain medical conditions listed by the Social Security Administration might be eligible for an expedited...
How does SSDI reconsideration work?
Social Security Disability Insurance benefits could provide a financial lifeline to persons unable to work. The Social Security Administration requires applicants to meet all criteria for approval or face a denial of benefits. New Jersey residents who receive a denial...
SSDI declined: What you can expect at a hearing
Residents of Hackensack and other areas of New Jersey may want to learn more about what happens at a hearing for SSDI (Social Security Disability). You may have a friend or family member that has a disability and wants to appeal a denial of SSDI benefits. According to...
Can you still work and receive SSDI benefits?
New Jersey residents who receive social security disability insurance benefits do so because they have been deemed unable to work. While you may not be able to return to your full-time career, you may want to take up a part-time job. However, you don't want to lose...
Do other types of settlements affect SSDI payments?
As is the case with other residents of New Jersey, you may wonder whether your SSDI payments can be impacted if you receive some other type of settlement payment. For example, like a notable percentage of recipients, you may qualify for payments both through SSDI and...
How is back pay calculated for Social Security Disability?
If you become disabled, you might qualify for Social Security disability. There are two different programs for New Jersey residents, and they are Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance. In both cases, if you are approved, you may qualify...
What causes disability benefits to end?
When you begin receiving Social Security disability benefits in New Jersey, you will most likely continue to unless a medical evaluation shows you are able to work again at a defined income capacity. You need to report certain changes like beginning to work for Social...
Reinstating SSDI benetits through EXR program
The Social Security Administration has a system in place that allows for the reinstatement of disability benefits for residents of New Jersey and across the nation. Specifically, the agency has developed expedited reinstatement or EXR. EXR is designed for a person who...
How much work qualifies for SSD benefits?
New Jersey residents unable to work because of an injury or illness have several types of benefits that may be available to get them through their rough times. One of them is Social Security Disability. Workers interested in these disability benefits will need to...
