The monthly SSSI benefit does not depend on severity of your disability but is calculated based on your lifetime average earnings prior to your disability. Your SSDI benefit may be reduced by other income such as Workers’ compensation, State short-term disability payments. When the SSA approves your SSDI application, you may be entitled to a…

Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplement Security Income (SSI) both require a claimant or an applicant to have a qualifying disability as listed in the Social Security Administration’s Blue Book of disability listings or have a similar disabling condition that affects the applicants’ ability to retain substantially gainful employment (SGA). For example, being a diabetic does…

The first step is to fill out the social security disability benefits application online at the SSA’s website ssa.gov. You can also apply in person at your local Social Security field office, over the phone by calling the SSA’s customer service: 1-800-772-121, by or by mail. Before starting, read the online check list which can be found…

Whether you qualify for Social Security benefits will depend on your answer to the following questions: Have you worked five (5) out of the last ten (10) years and you over 18 years old? Do you earn low income and you have not worked five (5) out of the last ten (10) years? Do you…