Departments and agencies listed below, including addresses, phone numbers, contacts and location maps.
Most attorneys get paid on a contingency basis. They get paid only if you win and the standard amount is 25% of past due benefits not to exceed $5,300. There are exceptions were lawyers will file a fee petition for the time spent on the case but contingency fee agreement is by far the most common method of payment. If you find a lawyer on your own make sure to ask how many Social Security Disability cases he or she has handled. You will want someone who is experienced.
Who Pays for Disability Insurance Benefits? Workers and employers pay for the DI program with part of their Social Security taxes. Workers and employers each pay a Social Security tax that is 6.2 percent of workers' earnings up to a cap of $118,500 in 2015. The cap is adjusted each year to keep pace with average wages. Of the 6.2 percent, 5.3 percent goes to pay for Social Security retirement and survivor benefits and 0.9 percent pays for disability insurance.