It’s not just you. It’s not just the phone number you’re using. It’s not just one or a few Social Security employees. The problem is much bigger than that. The Social Security Administration doesn’t have enough employees to get the job done because its operating budget isn’t high enough.

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Increasing numbers of clients have their Social Security disability hearings by video. I prefer in person but many of my clients prefer not to have to go to the hearing office in person, especially if they live out of town. There’s no proof that a video hearing either gets better […]

Let’s say you’re 61 and have filed a claim for Social Security disability benefits which is still being adjudicated. You’re about to turn 62. Can you file a claim for retirement benefits? Do you have to choose between disability benefits and early retirement benefits?

No, you don’t have to choose. You […]

Let’s say you want to really get down in the weeds on Social Security matters. Here’s a few places you can go online to see what’s happening at the agency that administers Social Security:

• Congressional Research Service

Who wants to admit that their bodies have mentally or physically given out? No one I know. Most of the people I have helped with their Social Security Disability would much rather have a steady paycheck from work rather than dealing with Social Security. Generally, you have to be out of […]