Hearings

The SSI Appeal Process

The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) makes determinations concerning eligibility for SSI or SSDI, or which affect the amount of the monthly check.  When an applicant for or a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) is dissatisfied with such a determination by the SSA, he or she has the right to have the decision reviewed. This begins what is known as the “administrative review process,” or “appeals process.” {20 C.F.R. § 416.1407.} The POMS also provides an overview of the appeals process. {SI 04005.010.}