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To be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you must: Have worked in jobs covered by Social Security. Have a medical condition that meets Social Security's strict definition of disability .
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work. Learn how to apply.
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.
Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law (HALLEX) Manual-- Instructions used by employees of SSA's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in processing and adjudicating claims at the hearing, Appeals Council review, and civil actions levels of appeal.
In most cases, you will continue to receive benefits as long as you have a disability. However, there are circumstances that may affect your continuing eligibility for disability benefits. For example, your health may improve or you may go back to work.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Social Security pays benefits to people who can’t work because they have a medical condition that’s expected to last at least one year or result in death. Federal law requires this very strict definition of disability.
Work incentives include: Benefit payments that continue, for a time, while you work. Medicare or Medicaid benefits that continue while you work. Help with education, training, and rehabilitation to start a new line of work. Social Security and SSI have different rules.
Social Security pays disability benefits through 2 programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This publication is about our SSDI program and provides basic information to help you understand the process. For information about the SSI disability program for adults, see
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs provide assistance to people who meet our requirements for disability. Before you apply, please review the basics to make sure you understand what to expect during the application process.
You may qualify if you’re the spouse, divorced spouse, child, or dependent parent of someone who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died. See if you're eligible for Survivor benefits.