If You Have a Disability, Social Security Can Help
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: October 8, 2015
October is Disability Awareness Month. For Social Security, disability is always at the forefront of our conversations. We hear stories daily about Americans living with disabling conditions who need help from the system they contributed to during their working life. Their stories make us proud of the work we do.
Through our Faces and Facts of Disability website, we share the stories about what it means to receive disability benefits from Social Security. The site highlights some of the people who benefit from our programs. We believe that learning the facts and hearing peoples’ stories about disability allows for a better understanding of what’s perhaps the most misunderstood Social Security program.
The Social Security Act sets a very strict definition of disability. Social Security pays benefits to insured people who can’t work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. The impairment must be so severe that it renders the person unable to perform not only his or her previous work, but also any other substantial work.
Social Security doesn’t provide temporary or partial disability benefits. Because the eligibility requirements are so strict, our disability beneficiaries are among the most severely impaired people in the country. Our new online resources, the state disability fact sheets and our national disability issue paper, provide specific information about our recipients’ demographics by state and congressional district. These resources are proof of Social Security’s economic impact and benefit to our most vulnerable citizens.
Disability is something we don’t like to think about, or we may think it can’t happen to us. But the odds of becoming disabled are greater than we realize. The Social Security disability program excels in providing services to people when they need it the most.
For us, disability has faces and names — among them Larry, Kiera, Ebbie, Charlotte, Jamie, and Christine. We want to invite you to come see their faces, and learn the facts. They are truly at the heart of what we do.
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Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications
Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications
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Great of you to share your perspective. Love it when people keep it real!
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Mary
I’m bipolar and scared of treatment. Can I get denied social security benefits because I have fear of medication?
Ray F.
Hi Mary. The Social Security Act sets out a very strict definition of disability, much different than the requirements for other government programs. We pay disability benefits to people who are unable to work because of a medical condition that is expected to last one year or more or to end in death. No benefits are payable for partial disability or short-term disability. To learn more about the process we use to decide if you are disabled under our rules, visit our Disability Planner: How We Decide If You Are Disabled. Also, you may find our listing of impairments useful. Thanks!
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My father had a situation where someone was doing taxes while he was on ssdi I sent in paperwork to the irs and everything was cleared to a 0 balance ssdi claimed my dad was working and he was not how does he get all that back pay that’s he was suppose to get for all those yrs it wasn’t his fault someone used his identity
Ray F.
Hi Erica. For security reasons we do not have access to personal information in this Blog. In your father’s situation, it is best that he contacts the local Social Security office. He will need to provide supporting documents that can help us resolve his situation. For further assistance or to make an appointment, he can call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 and speak with one of our representatives. Representatives are available between 7 AM and 7 PM Monday through Friday. We hope this helps.
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My wife stopped working in 2006 after she got pregnant. In 2011 she injured her back. We probably qualified for disability at the time because she would’ve had the required 20 points over 10 years. However we didn’t apply because there wasn’t a need for extra income at the time. Since then our financial situation has changed and we really could use the additional disability income. If my wife had not injured her back, she would be returning to work right about now that we really need the money. Do we need 20 points over the last ten years from 2011 when she injured her back or 20 points over the last ten years from the date we applied? It would be a shame if we missed out on this benefit because we were self reliant at the time of injury.
Betty W.
Hi I’m receiving SSD . Not very much ! I’m 62 now, I’m wondering, could I draw more monthly?? I’m having to leave my husband because of personal reasons, he makes 2 times + more than me ! I’ve tryed calling SS ,I’ve have held 3 times over 40 to 50 mins each time and the phone cuts off.!! ! So, I decided to post this! If someone can HELP me please ! TKS Betty
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I was disable age 48 from stroke. Applied for disability. Drew SSI. once I turn 66 an agent called tp tell me I had to take SS which was over Mississippi poverty level of 1,340.00. I lost all medicaid and medicine benefits due to this law. I’m unable to apply for section 8 even though I have savings. No home I rent and own a 2001 car. What can I do to get help back fr9m medicaid?
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