Examining the link between Social Security Disability Benefits & Financial Help

Sharon Christie on Social Security Disability Benefits & Financial Help

At Sharon Christie Law we speak with a lot of clients and potential clients regarding Social Security Disability Benefits & Financial Help. Many people ask questions about if it is harmful to family or friends to be helping them pay their bills, during their case for Social Security Disability Benefits.

Under Social Security where you might be getting financial help from will not make any difference in your case for Social Security Disability Benefits. Social Security is interested first in answering the question, have you worked enough paying into the Social Security System to even apply for disability benefits and then once you have applied the question is always the same. Do you have severe problems with your health that are preventing you from doing the work you used to do or the work you have done for the past 15 years or any other type of job? If the answer to that question is yes then Social Security can find you disabled.

They will not be concerned about whether somebody might be helping you to pay your rent or helping you to buy groceries. So if you do have family or friends that are helping you to pay your bills that should not stop you from applying for Social Security Disability Benefits. If your health has reached the point that you cannot work anymore you should apply.

About Sharon Christie Law: 

Sharon Christie is the owner and founder of Sharon Christie Law, and is an attorney and former nurse. Her team of professionals and paraprofessionals help people win Social Security Disability Benefits! Our Social Security Disability Law Firm serves clients in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC.