There’s Plenty You Should Know About Social Security Disability Benefits!
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: March 17, 2021
Life is unpredictable. When something interrupts your plans, it’s good to know there’s a way to supplement your income, in case of an unexpected life event.
Social Security has a strict definition of disability based on your inability to work and provide for yourself and your family. Disability benefits are available only to people with impairments so severe that they prevent any kind of significant, profitable work. Social Security pays only for total disability. No benefits are payable for partial disability or for short-term disability.
We pay disability via two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance program, for people who have worked and paid Social Security taxes long enough to be eligible, and the Supplemental Security Income program, which pays benefits based on financial need.
When you apply for either program, we will collect medical and other information from you. Our disability examiners will make a decision about whether or not you can do work that you did before, adjust to other work because of your medical condition, and if your disability has lasted or is expected to last for at least one year or is likely to result in death.
Certain factors may speed or delay the decision in your case, like the nature of your disability and how quickly we can get your medical records. We may also need to send you for an additional medical examination at no cost to you.
If you would like to apply for disability benefits, you can use our online application. It has several advantages, including immediately starting the process, no waiting to get an appointment, and no trip to a Social Security Office. It’s easy, convenient, and secure.
You can find out everything there is to know about disability benefits online.
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Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications
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Matthew M.
I just started working and I need SSI cuts off for my job
Elvin F.
I,m 73 years old and on social security, this is my only source of income. I,m on dialisis, waiting for a kidney transplant.
A friend of mine asked if I was still paying copays. He indicated he no longer has to pay copays as he essentially has onion or, only SS. Would I also be able to not have to copays? My copays currently are approximately 25 percent of my SS.
Linda M.
I was told that after receiving disability for one year I could then get medicare. Is this true? If it is, how to I apply? My year will be up in Dec. of this year.
Antonio R.
Can someone tell me how SSDI backpay is done? All I’ve read it’s supposed to be one bulk payment. My EOD is 10/2013. I had a hearing 6/2017. Got fully favorible. Received my first SSDI check 10/2017. One backpay in 3/18 (which is about 1/4 of owed). How do other backpayments determined? Is it spread out? Where are the rules? Confused. Ty for any advice.
Wayne F.
I am 65 and on disability. How long can I collect disability benefits before I must file for retiremen]t benefits and how much will I recieve per mont
I am now 65 and I am on disability. How long c an I continue to collect disability benefits and how much will I receive per month when I do retire?
Ray F.
Thank yo for your question, Wayne. Social Security disability benefits automatically change to retirement benefits when disability beneficiaries attain their full retirement age. Benefits are not interrupted with this transition and the benefit amount will generally remains the same.
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Debbie B.
I would like to join a direct sales company, I would have the opportunity to make money by selling the product and signing people into the business. However, Since I draw disability, I fell I cant do this. I s that the case?
Ray F.
Hi Debbie. You can return to work while receiving Social Security disability benefits. Social Security strongly supports those individuals who want to return to the work force and feel productive while supplementing their disability benefit income. We have Work Incentives that allow people to work and still receive their benefits. See our publication “Working While Disabled–How We Can Help” for more information. Thanks!
Kris C.
I have been trying to get several issues resolved with SSI and have even gotten my US Congress office evolved.
Dealing with a tramatic brain injury as one of my disabilities the SSI office makes me jump through hoop after hoop after hoop to recover money that is owed to me. Even more devious undermining SSI ideas of taking money from me were dropped this spring.
James G.
I’m James (Jim) G. Lonneman and. I’ve been receiving SSI for over 42 years. I was a juvenile when my car accident happened. I had a brain injury causing my right side to be slower than my left side. I had many disputes with the Ohio BVR. over what type of job they said I can and cannot do. I am receiving SSI thru my late father as I was a juvenile. I’m trying to find a job that I can do physically and psychologically. Please give me a call back at 513-545-5797 asap and I’ll let you know more. Also I’ve seen on tv about how people can get 2643 a month from SSI and I can barely get 1000 a month. This sounds very discriminatory to me as well as other people on SSI with very similar instances. Please call me as I have a very hard time texting as my right hand finger dexterity is very slow.
Jenna Y.
Hi James. The monthly amount of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit, is based, in part, on the income available to you. We may use your earnings to compute a new benefit amount. For information and examples about how work affects your SSI benefits, visit our Understanding SSI Income webpage. We apologize, but for your security, we do not have access to information about your account in this venue. We ask that members in our blog community continue to work with their local office on specific questions about their case. You can also call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). Representatives are available Monday through Friday between 7:00a.m. and 7:00p.m. Generally, you’ll have a shorter wait time if you call later in the week.
Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on our public blog website.
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