In our second module, we’ll tackle the subject
of Social Security retirement benefits, a program which keeps 15 million
American seniors above the poverty line. We’ll examine how a person becomes
eligible to collect retirement benefits, how to calculate retirement benefits
and how Social Security operates for those who are self-employed.
In Module 3, we’ll explain Social Security’s
disability benefits programs, which, since their inception in 1956, have provided
billions of dollars in financial assistance to injured workers. In this module,
we’ll differentiate the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, which is
based on the disabled worker’s earnings, from the Supplemental Security Income
Program, which is needs-based, and lay out how one qualifies for these benefits.
Families and Social Security benefits are the
subjects of our fourth module. We’ll approach the benefits available to a
breadwinner’s family members and we’ll examine the family maximum, which is a
limit on retirement and disability benefits that a family may be entitled to.
In Module 5, we’ll wrap up our course with an
analysis of the appeals process for a Social Security benefits decision. We’ll
investigate how a benefits recipient can file an appeal, the right to
representation during an appeal and each of the four levels of an appeal,
including reconsideration, hearing by an administrative law judge the Social
Security Appeals Council’s review and the federal court review.
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