You probably have a contract with your attorney, stating that expenses come out of your portion of any settlement. Ask for a copy of this contract...

It's not really a Social Security question...but more of a breach of contract (?) type issue...as his failure to properly act as your payee-I...

I agree with Mr Pont. Typically claims are not closed unless it’s obvious benefits won’t or they haven’t been paid out in a long time. In this...

You can contact the police, but I’m doubting anything will be done about it. Time to change your passwords.

SSI is a needs based/income and asset dependent. So yes these winnings, which you need to report immediately, will impact your SSI.

There might be an impact, but there are other factors which are unknown to us which would/could affect your benefits. (how much money you have in...

If he truly is receiving SSDI, then these assets will not impact his benefit. Only wages from working would impact this program. If you aren’t...

If you are indeed receiving SSI, whether your winning impacts you SSI will all depend on the amount you won, when you won it, and what you did with...

I agree with Mr. Shapiro. Turn this matter over to your insurance carrier immediatly!

Call your local office to report the winnings and also to determine what type of benefit you are receiving. If you are only receiving SSI, any...