Getting approved for Social Security disability benefits takes more than just a diagnosis, it takes time, evidence and persistence. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), an average of ...

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. The Social Security Administration announced on ...

Jim Allsup is president of Allsup, the country's largest non-attorney Social Security Disability Insurance representation company that has helped more than 110,000 individuals obtain disability ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

But for many long COVID patients, it remains an ordeal on many levels, including the mental anguish of simply trying to cut through a notoriously bureaucratic federal disability application process.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it added 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, which speeds up the disability application process for ...

Jo Burridge is passionate about improving the system used to apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) A woman has described the system for claiming disability benefit payments as “emotionally ...

A step has been added to the appeals process for receiving Social Security disability benefits in Colorado, prompting criticism that the change adds delays to an already slow system. Everyone who ...