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Social Security Administration

Articles about the Social Security Administration (SSA) from Nash Disability Law in Chicago. We help Chicago people win Social Security Disability

With a Smaller Workforce, Social Security Rolls Out Nationwide System to Manage Caseload

February 6, 2026

Next month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will start rolling out nationwide systems that affect how the agency schedules appointments for initial claims for disability benefits. The new systems are an attempt to cope with a demanding workload as the number of SSA employees has been severely reduced. On March 7, the SSA will launch

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Your Disability Hearing Is Scheduled—Now What? (Part 2)

September 2, 2025

Your disability hearing is one of the most important parts of the disability benefits application process, because your testimony during the hearing can have a major effect on the outcome of your case. Being well-prepared for your hearing starts here. This article is a must-read for anyone who is applying for Social Security Disability benefits

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Visiting a Social Security Office? You Must Do This First

January 4, 2025

An in-person visit to a Social Security office can be important when you need personal assistance with complex situations, require help navigating paperwork, have questions that can’t be easily answered over the phone, or need to provide original documents that cannot be submitted electronically. This is especially true if you’re dealing with a significant life change

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Social Security Changes Rules for How You Can Attend Your Disability Hearing

January 3, 2025

Before the COVID pandemic, if you were appealing a denial of Social Security Disability benefits, you basically had only one option for your appeal hearing: going to a Social Security Administration (SSA) facility to appear before an administrative law judge, either live in person or by video teleconference with another SSA office. When disability hearing offices

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