Disability fraud results in prison time for those involved
Posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 10:18 pm.
A 37-year-old Washington man and his wife were sentenced to prison terms after pleading guilty to Social Security fraud. The couple was receiving disability payments under the pretext that the husband was injured and unable to work.
The man’s wife lied and said that she was a neighbor of her husband’s so that she could falsely verify that he was not able to work due to his injuries. The scheme went on between the years of 1996 and 2010. In that time, they managed to obtain $67,510 from the state of Washington.
A prison sentence of 27 months was awarded to the husband and the wife will serve six months behind bars. They were ordered to pay almost $300,000 in restitution as well.
If you need help filing a Social Security disability claim, please contact the Ohio Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers today.
4.7 percent of adults in Ohio received disability payments in 2009
Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 8:34 pm.
In 2009, 4.7 percent of adults in the state of Ohio were on the Social Security Disability list. Disability payments are usually distributed to people in areas where unemployment is common and hands on labor is necessary to complete a job.
There were 359,210 people living in Ohio who relied on disability payments in 2009. These people were part of the category of the working age population. The working age is considered to be between 15 and 64 years old and in Ohio there were 7,703,446 working age people.
Ohio ranked 23rd among the states in terms of people receiving Social Security Disability payments.
If you are in need of assistance filing for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, please contact the Ohio Social Security Disability Insurance lawyers at the Social Security Resource & Information Center.
Disability claims across U.S. rise in recession
Posted on Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 5:18 pm.
The number of people that have applied for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits from the Social Security Administration in the past three years has increased drastically.
With the unemployment rate growing, it may be making it more difficult for disabled Americans to get a job. Officials have said that the increase in claims during a recession is not a new trend because disabled Americans who can not get jobs now have to apply for benefits. Nationally, the number of filings have increased from over 2 million in 2008 to over 3 million in 2011.
If you or a loved one is in need of disability benefits, but have found the process to be very confusing, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Ohio Social Security Disability lawyers today in order to discuss your options.
3.6% Social Security raise starting in 2012
Posted on Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 8:33 pm.
Social Security just announced a 3.6 percent increase that will go into effect in 2012. This increase is greeted by approving recipients who are looking forward to the extra money each month.
The inflation rates determine the Social Security rates. The last two years recipients received no increase in their checks due to the economic status. The last increase came in 2009 at 5.9 percent and was directly related to elevated energy expenses. The high unemployment rate negatively affects the number of people who can contribute to Social Security.
This raise will offer an additional $39 a month, and an additional $18 for Supplemental Security Income recipients. This will add $30 billion to the amount that Social Security will be dispersing in 2012.
Social Security is received by individuals who have disabilities as well. These disabilities can be work-related as well as long or short-term. If you need help filing for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, please contact the Ohio Social Security Disability lawyers at the Social Security Resource & Information Center today.
SSA says there will be no delay in payments with raise in debt ceiling
Posted on Friday, August 12th, 2011 at 7:15 pm.
Officials from the Social Security Administration have announced that there will be no delay in Social Security checks after federal legislators approved a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
Before President Obama signed the deal to raise the debt ceiling last week, some feared that August’s Social Security payments could be delayed without an agreement on how government funding should be distributed. The President himself expressed concern that the federal government did not have enough cash to mail the checks.
About 28 million checks were sent out in the mail last week and another 27 million checks will be sent out later in the month.
If you are seeking assistance filing for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, contact the Ohio Social Security Disability lawyers at the Social Security Resource & Information Center today.