Current program rules concerning NCMs assesses sensitivity of distributional outcomes to unit of observation, timeframe of income measurement, and scale used to measure poverty. Assumption imbedded in SSI benefit formula drives lower prevalence of poverty among NMCs as compared with married couples. Poverty is more prevalent in individuals who do not live with another SSI recipient than NCMs or married couples. Individual SSI recipients living alone have high prevalence of poverty. Poverty is reduced among recipients living with nonrecipients because of total income received by household.

Economies of scale result from family or household size, marital status, and other factors. In measuring effects of SSI program rules on poverty among SSI recipients, it is appropriate to use either federal or three-parameter poverty yardstick.

Experience

While an attorney's opinion is not a determination of how your case will end up, he can offer you benefit of experience. An experienced lawyer can be very helpful to you in many ways. Your lawyer can make sure that you have applied for all disability programs for which you are eligible. Having several years of work experience in their respective areas of practice and always utilizing their resources, commitment and professional judgment is necessary in order to make sure that your cases are thoroughly prepared and ready for trial.

Indeed, getting an efficient, effective and responsive counsel for your social security disability case is a challenging task. Before making decision to hire an attorney, you need to know first about lawyer’s knowledge, identity and experience. Also, you must ask lawyer to tell you about how he has represented clients in cases similar to yours. Ask lawyer to go over fee arrangement in detail with you and be sure you understand what lawyer plans to do to represent you on your claim.

After all, you really have to take your claim seriously and make every effort to listen to and follow your lawyer's advice because as you can see, you and your lawyer are a team when it comes to winning your social security disability cases.