Social Security Acronyms and Definitions

 
ALJ - Administrative Law Judge
BPAO - Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach
BPQY - Benefits Planning Query
BWE - Blind Work Expense
CDB - Childhood Disability Benefits or Childhood Disability Beneficiaries
CDR - Continuing Disability Review
DDS – Disability Determination Service
DO – District Office of SSA – also called Field Office
DWB - Disabled Widow(er) Benefits
EAP - Emergency Advance Payments
EPE - Extended Period of Eligibility
ER - Earnings Record
EXR - Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
FLA – Federal Living Arrangement
FBR - Federal Benefit Rate
FICA - Federal Insurance Contribution Act
IRWE – Impairment Related Work Expense
ISM - In-kind Support and Maintenance
MIE - Medical Improvement Expected
MINE - Medical Improvement Not Expected
MIP - Medical Improvement Possible 
MRTW - Modernized Return to Work
NH - Number Holder (literally meaning the person who has that Social Security number).
OHA - Office of Hearing and Appeals
OASDI - Old Age, Survivors, & Disability Insurance
PABSS - Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
PASS - Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PESS - Property Essential to Self-Support
PMV - Presumed Maximum Value
RFC - Residential Functional Capacity
SEIE - Student Earned Income Exclusion
SGA - Substantial Gainful Activity
SS# or SSN - Social Security Number
SSA - Social Security Administration
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
SSO - Social Security Office
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
Title II - Legislation outlining Social Security programs other than SSI
Title XVI - Legislation outlining Supplemental Security Income
TWWIIA - Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
TWP - Trial Work Period
UWA - Unsuccessful Work Attempt
VTR - Value of the one-third reduction
W/E = Wage Earner - the person who paid into the Social Security Trust Fund through work.