Lump Sum Awards

Will Child be Eligible for Dependent's Benefits When "Out of the Picture" Father is Approved
I get a lot of questions from mothers who are caring for the children of fathers who are out of the picture. Susan's situation is a fairly common one so I will answer it here:
My 11 year old daughter's father has just been approved for disability. (…)

Will Filing a Bankruptcy Affect My Social Security Disability Case?
In my law practice, I have handled both bankruptcy and Social Security disability cases. Unfortunately, with delays in the Social Security system approaching 3 years, more and more of my disability clients find themselves considering bankruptcy. (…)

How Do Workers Compensation Offsets Affect Social Security Disability Payments?
dear jonathan: i have been recieving ssd since around 2002 and also recieving workers comp (lifetime settlement)i am 53 years old.there is also a small payment from my ltd carrier, in the past they requested 13,000 back in which i paid because of approvel of ssd.i would like to know if ssd will want repayment of any of this money back also, I am over the 80% amount of former salery. (…)

How Do I Calculate My Portion of the Past Due Benefits?
how much do you recive from ss for 19 months backpay after your lawyer are paid? (…)

Claim Approved "On the Record" With Amended Onset Date - Should I Appeal the Changed Onset?
Jonathan, I was recently approved for ssd by the ALJ. I had my 3 heart attacks, the last on May 5, 2005. At that time I became disabled to work. (…)

How Do I Know if my SSDI Monthly Benefit Payment Amount is Correct?
I have found your site and have been reading your comments. I have been on SSDI since 2002. I was a registered nurse for 15 years- always working with no lapses. (…)

LTD Carrier Misleads Claimant About Repayment Obligation - What Next?
This blog post is a little off topic but I have included it because it serves as a warning to SSDI claimants who are also collecting long term disability benefits. Thanks to Mike the gentlemen who wrote me to describe a problem he is having with his LTD carrier. Mike apparently had long term disability (LTD) coverage at the time he became unable to work. Many LTD policies, especially those provided as a benefit by your employer, contain provisions that (1) require you to apply for Social Security benefits and (2) that if you are approved and are awarded past due benefits, that you must repay the LTD carrier when you receive your lump sum back benefit check. In addition, going forward, your LTD benefit will be reduced by whatever you receive from SSDI. (…)

Tax Treatment of SSDI Benefits and Lump Sum Payments
With delays in the Social Security decision making process reaching 3 years, those fortunate claimants who are approved will end up with large lump sum payments. I have seen several instances where the lump sum benefit check exceeded $50,000. (…)

Accrued a lot of debt while on SSI-can they go after my benefits?
I am receiving SSI benefits but have accrued a lot of credit card debt. If the credit card companies sue me can they garnish my SSI check? (…)