Medical Continuing Disability Reviews
If you receive disability benefits, Social Security is required by law to conduct reviews of your medical situation at scheduled intervals. This process is called a “continuing disability review” (CDR) and is intended to determine if you are medically improved and still entitled to benefits. If, during a CDR, Social Security finds that your medical condition has significantly improved, your …
Continued Medicaid Eligibility Section 1619(b)
My name is Stephanie Drum, and I am a Work Incentives Benefits Specialist (WIBS) here at ERI (Employment Resources, Inc.). If you didn’t know already, I really like working with benefits. I unfairly have favorite work incentives, which is what I am writing about today. It’s one of the more unknown and misunderstood work incentives offered to Supplemental Security Income …
RMA: Not Just About Income
Retrospective Monthly Accounting, or RMA, is the process that Social Security uses to calculate Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. Let’s start by reviewing what RMA is and how it works… Social Security uses the income that someone receives in a month to calculate the eligible SSI payment two months later. For example, the income received in June will be used …
Age 18 Medical Reevaluations
To stay eligible for SSI once turning age 18, a Disabled Child (DC) needs to be found disabled under the adult standards for disability. Social Security through the state Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) conducts a medical reevaluation of the child near the 18th birthday. Unlike a regular medical Continuing Disability Review (CDR) in which DDB reviews a person’s case to …
Return to Work Less Than 12 Months After Onset Date of Disability
When a person who has filed for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments returns to work less than one year after the onset of his/her disabling condition, the 12 month duration requirement for initially qualifying for disability may become an issue. Depending on various factors, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may revisit and revise …
Find a Benefits Specialist
Benefit Specialists understand the complexities of public benefit systems and assist individuals through various life transitions. Whether you are applying for benefits, seeking health care coverage, entering adulthood, considering employment, or retiring, a benefits specialist can help. Wisconsin has several types of benefits specialists: Disability Benefit Specialists (DBS) Wisconsin has Disability Benefit Specialists (DBS) who assist people with physical, developmental, …
Gifts and SSI
It’s that time of year again. Freshen up on holiday information. Find out how gifts are viewed by the Social Security system for the SSI program. The Social Security Administration (SSA) may or may not count a gift that a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient receives as unearned income. For SSI a gift is something a recipient receives which is …