Social Security Benefits Handbook (Legal Survival Guides)

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Summary: Inquiring Mind Need Some Answers
Review: BUT DOSE THE BOOK HAVE ANYTHING ON SSI?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON THANKS PAM

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Summary: Review of The Social Security Benefits Handbook
Review: I found this book not to be a good investment. It is an extraction of certain SSA publications, all available in user-friendly format at the official SSA website. The major drawback is that the tables of values for benefits and earnings limits stop at the year 2002. The edition I received in January, 2003 is the third edition dated May, 2002. While the content is current to 2002 and the SSA regulations may not have changed substantially, it is not helpful for referencing 2003 numbers and beyond.

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Summary: Review of The Social Security Benefits Handbook
Review: I found this book not to be a good investment. It is an extraction of certain SSA publications, all available in user-friendly format at the official SSA website. The major drawback is that the tables of values for benefits and earnings limits stop at the year 2002. The edition I received in January, 2003 is the third edition dated May, 2002. While the content is current to 2002 and the SSA regulations may not have changed substantially, it is not helpful for referencing 2003 numbers and beyond.

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Summary: Good, but does not teach you how to win cases!
Review: This book is nice for those looking for a brief overview of the disability program. For detailed info, I would suggest any of the materials from Disability Associates. This company really teaches you how to win disability cases and be paid for your efforts.

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Summary: Good Reference on Basic Law and Procedures
Review: Tomkiel has written a good reference for non-lawyers on the basics of Social Security law and how it is administered. It goes into some detail, so if you are looking for something light and breezy, it may be a bit much. But if you want to know what benefits are available, who is eligible for them, and how they are calculated, this book will fill the bill nicely.

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Summary: Try Common Cents
Review: Very helpful if you are looking for a simple guide to benefits, but if you want more commentary on issues, books recommended by socialsecurity.org might be more informative.