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At Premier, we put people before profits. There are entirely no upfront costs for our help.  Our policy is that we only get paid if you win your case.  This means that if your claim is not approved, we get nothing.

Once we succeed at getting your benefits approved, we will receive a one-time fee that is paid to us directly by the Social Security Administration from a portion of any back pay that you may win.  The majority of your back pay and ALL on-going monthly payments that you will receive from then on are entirely yours for you and your family; Premier will not take anything from your monthly benefits. Remember that we receive no fee if you are not awarded benefits.

The amount of money depends on many factors (how much you paid in/how much you made while working among a couple factors); however, the national average monthly benefit amount for the disability benefits is about $1,200 per month. If you are approved, you can receive up to twelve months of Social Security Disability back pay for months prior to your date of application. When figuring out how many months of back pay you will receive, first add up the number of full calendar months between when your disability began and when you are expected to receive your first check and then subtract five months. Unfortunately, the Social Security Administration doesn’t pay the full first 5 months of disability. For example, if you expect to receive your back pay in April it will only include benefits through March.

If your claim is for SSDI, it will depend on your earnings while you were employed. To get the exact amount, you may request a detailed earnings statement. If your claim is for SSI, the benefits will be based on the current federal benefit rate (FBR) and any other income or benefits you receive. In either type of claim, you can also get an estimated monthly amount if you have hired a representative to file your claim. An experienced representative will have the ability to calculate an estimated monthly amount.

Submit a thorough and complete application. A large number of claimants are denied because they do not complete the application correctly. There are over 20 pages of questions to complete that are often confusing if you have not seen one before. You can also hire a professional to complete the application correctly and avoid a denial due to issues with your application. Continue seeing a Doctor. It is hard to prove your condition will continue to keep you from working if you are not seeing a Doctor on a regular basis. We recommend seeing a Doctor at least once every 3 months. Hire a professional to accompany you if you have to appear before an Administrative Law Judge. There may be a vocational expert present to testify about your ability to perform work. A skilled professional is recommended to cross-examine the vocational expert.

Most of the time you can’t start doing “substantial gainful activity” (SGA) and continue to receive Social Security disability benefits. SGA is defined by if you are working and making more than $1,220 (Gross or pre-tax) per month in 2019 (or $2,040 if you’re blind). There are, however, exceptions to this rule.