Almost every knows someone touched by Alzheimer's. Whether it was your best friend's grandmother, your father or maybe even your spouse. The story is never a happy ending. Alzheimer's is a cruel disease.
Ensuring individuals get the SSD benefits they need
Last week's post discussed the influx of individual's applying for Social Security Disability benefits. For individual's suffering from a serious condition or illness that prevents them from being able to work, such benefits are necessary for survival. Likely due to the aging population of baby boomers, as discussed last week, there is a large backlog of disability claims.
Number of individuals receiving SSDI benefits increasing
Lately, Social Security Disability Insurance has been an issue flitting in and out of the news due to its growth in the number of recipients. The program was created to assist individuals that are unable to work due to an illness or condition that results in physical or mental limitations. SSDI benefits individuals in such a position by providing them a monthly income which will cover the cost of living.
New Jersey benefit recipients aided by electronic payment
In the spring, we blogged about how residents in New Jersey receiving Social Security Disability benefits would begin receiving those benefits electronically -- if they weren't already doing so -- starting March 1, 2013. Nationally, 90 percent of recipients have already done away with problematic and expensive paper checks, and are already on the electronic payment method.
