This social safety net also stretches to support another group of people: those struggling with mental or physical disabilities. And while the bar for receiving benefits from the Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

The Social Security Administration is preparing the most sweeping changes to disability benefits in its history, and the fallout could disqualify as many as 750,000 Americans from benefits, according ...

Social Security is facing sweeping benefit cuts in less than a decade. Lawmakers can potentially prevent cuts by making ...

One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to life roughly four decades ago (and subsequently ...

If you have a physically demanding career, obtaining disability insurance could be a smart move to protect your income if you're unable to work due to a chronic illness or injury. People in trade work ...