Supplemental Security Income

Pittsburgh Supplemental Security Income Lawyer

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is designed to provide monthly benefits for persons who cannot work due to disability or illness, and who do not qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD). The administrator of these programs, the Social Security Administration, will review your work history. If you do not have a work history or if your work history occurred too long ago, then you may be entitled to receive SSI rather than SSD. Certain children may also qualify for SSI benefits.

Sweeney Law Offices has helped many clients obtain Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability benefits. Call us at 724.390.4464 or 866.540.4180 Toll Free for a free consultation.

A lawyer at our firm can review your work history and explain the claims process. If you have applied for SSI or SSD and your claim has been rejected, we may be able to help you receive the benefits you deserve.

Supplemental Security Income and Your Work History

Your work history or lack of it determines whether you qualify for SSI or SSD, along with the nature and extent of your disability or illness. In some cases, questions can arise over a person's work history and whether he or she meets the qualifications for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income. The best thing to do in these situations may be to apply for both programs. Sweeney Law Offices can file both an SSD claim and an SSI claim simultaneously, which could improve your chances of receiving benefits.

Most initial claims for SSI and SSD are rejected. If your SSI or SSD claim was rejected, Sweeney Law Offices has extensive experience in SSI and SSD claim appeals. We will use our knowledge and experience to navigate the appeals process, with the objective of obtaining benefits for you.

You need to know that if your SSI claim is approved, you may lose some or all of your public assistance benefits, though probably not Medicaid. An attorney at Sweeney Law Offices can discuss the possible effects on your situation.

Sweeney Law Offices takes SSI cases on a contingency basis. That means you will not owe a fee if we do not obtain benefits for you.

For a consultation with Sweeney Law Offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, call 724.390.4464 or 866.540.4180 Toll Free or contact us online.