How To Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits | Disability | SSA Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits have a five month waiting period, which means that benefit payments will not begin before the sixth full month of disability The SSDI waiting period begins the first full month after the date we decide your disability began
Who can get Disability | SSA You may be eligible for Disability if your condition affects your ability to work, or will result in death You also need enough recent work history
How We Decide If You Are Disabled (Step 4 and Step 5) | Disability | SSA To decide whether you have a disability, we will use a 5-step process Listed below are frequently asked questions about steps 4 and 5 of the process We'll need to find out about your past work to decide if you can still do that work To make this decision, we'll need to know how you did your job
What you could get from Disability | SSA Disability benefits may include a monthly payment and Medicare health insurance Get an estimated monthly payment based on your work history
Disability Determination Process | Disability | SSA Most Social Security disability claims are initially processed through a network of local Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and State agencies (usually called Disability Determination Services or DDSs)