When a person is in pain, every hour can feel like an eternity. Now imagine gritting your way through that wait period, fighting to get the Social Security disability payments you’re owed.
That’s the reality for many seniors in America. Take this case brought to us by WTVR in Richmond and Bill Fitzgerald. The woman interviewed here is suffering with chronic arthritis. She has been fighting for nearly a year to get her benefits, but with no success.
This struggle comes after a lifetime of work. She entered the workforce at 16 and stayed for over 40 years. However, her application for benefits has been denied and delayed. Her pain is so severe, she takes dozens of medications to manage it. This makes her wait more grueling, and many others suffer in a similar situation.
As we’ve covered, disability benefit wait times can be very long — check out this piece that shows which areas have the longest wait times.
Help The Seniors Center Protect the Future of Social Security
The Seniors Center is committed to finding solutions to strengthen and protect the Social Security Trust Fund. Social Security is a contract between citizens and the government. Money deposited in the Trust Fund should only be used to pay benefits to eligible recipients.
The Seniors Center is demanding Congress finally put a stop to the careless borrowing and spending by greedy politicians that has put our Trust Fund and our secure retirement in jeopardy.
At The Seniors Center, our goal is to help seniors, and we’re doing that by protecting the future of Social Security. Retirees shouldn’t have to worry about losing their hard-earned benefits to taxes or the agendas of greedy politicians. If you agree, we invite you to sign our petition today! And follow The Seniors Center on Twitter and Facebook for more updates!
