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For residents of Michigan, now sickened or injured and unable to work, Social Security Disability Insurance may be all that is left to keep them out of poverty. For all the hype, instances of abuse of the system are quite rare and can be easily remedied by other means...
Recent revisions to Social Security are significant in that the connection between Social Security taxes and benefits received has essentially disappeared. Instead, Social Security has recently been framed as a jobs program, and it's difficult to know how impactful...
Individuals with a disability are 60 percent more likely to be experiencing unemployment than those that are not disabled. In 2011, the unemployment rate for disabled individuals was at 13.1 percent while it was 8.1 percent for the rest of the population. So while...
Though much has changed for Michigan women in the workforce during recent years, problems continue to arise that can be particularly unique to their gender. Their economic circumstances tend to be different since women on average earn less but live longer than men....
An unemployed and disabled man moved from Michigan to Toledo in hopes of finding a job. Unfortunately, he still has not been able to find a job and at one point did not have enough money for rent. With a wife and six children, the family was evicted and the homestead...
Injured individuals applying for Social Security Disability Benefits often are kept waiting by the Social Security Administration. Some individuals have died while waiting for their benefits to be processed. One individual was approved for benefits nine-days after he...
There are approximately 2 million adults in the United States afflicted with mental health disability, and reports of such disability have increased significantly during the last 15-years. One significant finding is that those reporting disability frequently have less...
Michigan residents who are unable to work because of a disability may be eligible to apply for Social Security Disability (SSD). The program offers financial help and health-care benefits to those in need, and will reach more than 10 million Americans this...
Applying for Social Security Disability benefits is often a long and frustrating process. This is particularly true in our current economy and the number of applicants on the increase. In Michigan, Maryland and other states, the number of individuals applying for such...
Like many government programs, Social Security Disability is under financial strain and is also under the control of Congress. It is up to Congress to make decisions as to who and who should not receive disability benefits and specifically what the designation of...