What happens when you get approved for Social Security disability?
Once approved, you are likely to remain eligible for SSDI benefits as long as you remain disabled. Your eligibility for SSDI benefits may change, however, if your health improves or you make a decision to return to work.
How can I find out if I was approved for disability?
Your online account will also tell you the decision so it’s important to check that frequently. The letter will usually tell you the conditions you were approved for and how often you can expect medical reviews of your disability. The letter should also list your Established Onset Date. This is the date Social Security decided you became disabled.
Who are eligible for Social Security disability benefits?
If you are awarded SSDI, you may have eligible dependents who can receive benefits as well. Benefits are available to certain dependent family members of SSDI recipients only, including minor children, disabled children, older spouses, ex-spouses, and even dependent parents.
Can you get Social Security if you are on partial disability?
Social Security pays only for total disability. No benefits are payable for partial disability or for short-term disability. We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if all of the following are true:
While this may be true for some people, Social Security Administration will periodically review your case to see if you are still disabled. You will continue to receive benefits unless your medical condition improves significantly and you are no longer unable to work.
When do you get a short term disability?
Your doctor determined that you’d need six months to fully recover, and your short-term disability plan approved you for that amount of time. However, you had some pretty significant complications with your surgery and your recovery.
When do you get approved for SSDI if you have ALS?
However, there is no waiting period if your disability results from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and you are approved for SSDI benefits on or after July 23, 2020. Example: We found that your disability began on November 3, 2020 and you applied on January 11, 2021.
How can I find out if I was approved for Social Security?
However, sometimes it doesn’t tell you. If you were approved during initial application, it may not tell you. You can call Social Security and ask the person who answers if they can look in the computer and read this information to you (they may not know how to find it right away, but it is there).
What’s the new retirement age for Social Security in 2019?
However, claiming before your full (or normal) retirement age will result in the payout being permanently reduced. For those who turned 62 in 2019, the full retirement age was 66 and six months. Under current law, retirement age is set to increase by two months each year until it hits 67.
When do you start receiving Social Security disability payments?
If your SSDI claim has been approved, you can expect to start receiving monthly payments covering the period beginning with the sixth full month after the date the Social Security Administration determines your disability began. For example, if your disability began anytime in January of 2012, your first benefit would be paid for July of 2012.