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QUALIFYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

QUALIFYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY

APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

The Social Security Administration provide benefits for you if you are disabled and your work history is long enough to qualify you for coverage under the Social Security Disability Act. You may even qualify for benefits even if you were not able to work long enough to qualify for the work covered programs.

The Social Security Administration defines disability as having medical problems that are physical or emotional illnesses or injuries that are expected to prevent you from working for at least 12 consecutive months or may end in death.

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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) If you have a recent work history. Usually a person must have worked 5 out of the last 10 years to be qualified and suffer from a medical problem that prevents work. Less work is required if you are under 31 years of age when your disability began.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) If you have limited income and assets in the household, and you have either no work history, limited work history or limited earnings from working, and you have a medical problem that prevents work. Disabled children under 8 may qualify for this program.

Social Security Disability Widow/er Benefits If you are a widow or widower between the ages of 50 and 60 who was married at least 10 years to the deceased spouse insured by Social Security at the time of death. The medical problem of the widow or widowe must be severe enough to prevent work ability within 7 years of the death of the spouse.

Social Security Disability Adult Child Benefits (DAC)If you are a child of a parent already receiving Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI) or Social Security Retirement Benefits or deceased parent who was insured for benefits. The child must be at least 19 years old and be disabled by a medical problem that began before the age of 22.