Category Archives: Disability News

Really? Report says Social Security Disability Recipients to Take 21-percent Cut

The trustees of the Social Security Administration have issued a new report that mentions the possibility of reducing disability payments to disabled Americans as soon as 2016.  This prediction should mobilize people currently on disability and those who support our … Continue reading

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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Frye Discusses Problems with Disability Program

“Don’t blame the judges!”  This is the message from ALJ Frye, the president of the powerful Social Security judge union.  The judge’s are under pressure by recent press stories that make it sound like there is a big spike in … Continue reading

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Disability Program Under Attack

The Social Security Disability program is under attack.  The Wall Street Journal, Newsmax, and other conservative publications began writing about the disability program over the past several months.  Unfortunately, these articles portray the program in a very negative light. The … Continue reading

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Will There Be a 2010 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) Increase for People With Disability Benefits?

For the last thirty years, recipients of social security disability payments have, each year, received an increase in their benefits. This increase is known as the cost of living increase.  Each year inflation is assumed to increase the cost of … Continue reading

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