Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

SSDI provides financial assistance to people who can’t work due to a disability, but your condition has to qualify. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work anymore. But I’ve read that getting ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Disability insurance is funded through taxes paid by workers and their employers, with 6.2% of worker earnings going towards Social Security disability. To qualify, individuals generally need to have ...

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 ...

Q: What conditions qualify as disabling? A: The list is long, and includes many: brain, heart, digestive, hormonal, mental and other diseases, as well as malignant cancers and some immune conditions.

The Social Security Administration is making major changes to the Supplemental Security Income application, making it easier and faster for applicants to complete. Currently, the application is ...

There was a time when the word "disability" filled me with dread, not just because of the condition itself, but due to the implications it had for my career and financial stability. I had heard tales, ...

A disability can cause serious financial problems for people who become too ill or injured to work. The American government provides a safety net by allowing certain people with severe disabilities to ...