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For People With Mental Illness, the Path to Disability Benefits Can Be Long and Difficult

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits ...
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Social Security will speed disability-benefit decisions for more conditions

The "Compassionate Allowances" list speeds up the process to apply for disability for people with certain diseases and medical conditions. The Social Security Administration said on Monday it wants to ...
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Social Security requirements you must meet to avoid having your payments stopped

If you're one of the more than 72 million people who rely on Social Security in the United States, whether you're retired, receive disability benefits, or represent a minor, it's essential to keep ...

Social Security could change eligibility rules for disability — blocking benefits for 750,000 disabled Americans

The Social Security Administration could change the job and age criteria that helps determine disability eligibility — meaning that 750,000 disabled Americans could be unable to get such benefits. The ...