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Disability Benefits
May 13, 2023
If I Get My Real Estate License In Florida Would The Commission From Selling My Condo Affect My SSDI Benefits?
April 14, 2023
Is There A Two Year Waiting Period On Starting To Work After Your Disability Onset?
March 13, 2023
How Can I Find Out Why My Disability Benefits Are Being Stopped Temporarily?
February 25, 2023
Why Did Social Security Wait All This Time To Tell Me My Check Is Suspended?
February 15, 2023
Can I Get Retroactive Payments For My Disability Benefits That Were Suspended?
January 31, 2023
Is It True That If My Wife Gets SSDI Benefits She'll Be Stuck With That Amount Even After She Reaches Her Full Retirement Age?
January 20, 2023
If My Ex-Wife Pays Me Half Of The Proceeds From Selling Her House Will I Lose My Social Security Disability Benefits?
December 22, 2022
How Do I Calculate My Disabled Son's Monthly Earnings For SGA Purposes?
December 19, 2022
Is The Limit On How Much I Can Make Still The Same If I Receive A 1099?
December 9, 2022
If My Husband Takes Out A Business Loan Will It Affect His Disability Benefits Or Student Loans?
November 24, 2022
If My Wife Applies For SSDI Now Will It Reduce Later SS Benefits For Her Or Me?
November 23, 2022
Can I Keep My Disability And Medicare Benefits If I Need To Sell My Home?
October 27, 2022
How Does The Social Security Administration Evaluate Earnings Paid Vs. Earned?
October 24, 2022
If My Workers Compensation Settlement Is For My Lifetime Will My SSDI Benefits Be Affected?
October 4, 2022
What Date Is Used To Determine Whether Or Not I'm Eligible To Withdraw My Application For SSDI Benefits?
September 7, 2022
Is It Accurate That A Percentage Of My Income Won't Count If I'm Not Able To Do As Much As My Co-Workers?
August 14, 2022
Do You Have To Reimburse SSI For Benefits Paid During The Five Month Waiting Period For SSDI?
August 10, 2022
How Will The Severance Payment My Employer Offered Me Affect My Disability Benefits?
August 7, 2022
Would My Disability Social Security Change To Social Security After I Turn Age 62?
August 7, 2022
Would It Be Advantageous For Me To Apply For SSDI Benefits If I'm Already Receiving Survivor Benefits?
July 3, 2022
Do You Think The IRS Hasn't Yet Told Social Security About The Earnings On My Recent Amended Tax Return?
June 23, 2022
What Kind Of Health Insurance Can I Get If Social Security Cuts Off My SSDI Benefits?
June 15, 2022
Would The Fact That I Stopped Working Two Years Prior To Being Diagnosed With Cancer Preclude Me From Filing For Disability Benefits?
May 31, 2022
Is It Possible For Me To Work Part-Time For Less Than $900 Indefinitely Without Any Problems From SSA?
May 26, 2022
If A Person Is Collecting Private Disability Insurance Are They Required At Any Point To Apply For SSDI?
May 24, 2022
Can I Receive Retroactive Pay If I Was Approved For SSDI Within 5 Months Of Being Considered Disabled?
May 20, 2022
Will It Affect My Daughter's Disability Payments If I Leave Her $50,000 From My Life Insurance?
April 28, 2022
Is There Any Way That My Brother Can Draw Benefits Based On My Social Security Contributions?
March 21, 2022
Will It Affect My Disability Payments If I Deposit A Check For Roof Repair From My Homeowners Insurance?
March 11, 2022
Will Owning Rental Properties In An LLC Cause Problems With My Disability Benefits?
March 1, 2022
If You Get Social Security Disability Income Can You Get Into Trouble For Investing In Stocks?
February 10, 2022
Do I Need To Turn In My Self-Employment Expenses To Social Security Every Month?
February 6, 2022
Will I Lose My Disability Benefits If I Earn Money From Selling Real Estate?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists