Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

The following information was released by the Committee on Ways and Means:. Current Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance policies often discourage work for individuals ...

If you live with a disability, you can receive either SSI or SSDI, though these benefit programs have slightly different qualification criteria. If you’re on SSDI, you can also be eligible for ...

While many services will continue, Congress' failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with ...

When it comes to Social Security benefits, many people wonder if they can receive SSI, Social Security, and SSDI ...

Few if any programs of the U.S. government touch as many people as directly as Social Security. Nearly every working American pays Social Security taxes, and more than 55 million people receive ...

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits ...

In March 2025, Public Investigator reported on a Wisconsin man who paid into Social Security for years but after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis was unable to get disability benefits. Due to a ...