Who qualifies for 2 SSI checks? Why some Social Security recipients get 2 payments in December

SSI payments arrive on Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 because of a Social Security calendar rule. Also, another round of disability ...
Chicago Tribune

Her disability check was gone, and now the only option left was also one of the worst

For the people of the hollow, opportunity begins where the road ends, and that was where they now went, driving onto a dirt path that vanished into forest. It was here that they came at the end of the ...

Here's the average Social Security retired worker, survivor, and disability benefit check for 2026 -- how do you compare?

Though average Social Security payouts are meaningfully increasing in the new year, most beneficiaries remain worse for the wear.
NPR

Kids May Stay On Disability If Their Parents Rely On The Check

In a continuing exploration of the nation's disability system, Planet Money looks at one of the fastest growing categories of disability recipients: children. The number of children on the program for ...
PopSugar

A Disability-Rights Consultant and Social Worker Explains How to Check Your Ableism Every Day

Licensed social worker and disability consultant Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare group of disorders better known as brittle bone disease. Those with brittle ...
NJ.com

How to handle disability checks after the recipient dies

Q. If my spouse died two months after filing for temporary disability and benefits checks are sent to her estate, how can I get those checks in my account if I took ...
The Washington Post

The underground economy has long been a part of rural America, where some receiving disability benefits are forced to work to survive.

MALLORY, W.Va. — For the people of the hollow, opportunity begins where the road ends, and that was where they now went, driving onto a dirt path that vanished into forest. It was here that they came ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Fact check: Is the disability support pension a 'set and forget' payment?

The Abbott Government has introduced new rules for people under 35 who receive the disability support pension, and is considering other changes. Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews told Sydney ...
WAFB

Woman arrested for theft after taking family member’s disability check

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Hammond woman is behind bars after authorities say she took a family member to cash his disability check, promised to purchase a trailer for him, but in turn took the money ...