You may be able to receive SSI in addition to monthly Social Security benefits, if your Social Security benefit is low.The amount of your SSI benefit depends on where you live. The basic SSI check is the same nationwide. Effective January 2004, the SSI payment for an eligible individual is $564 per month and $846 per month for an eligible couple. For January 2003, the SSI payment for an eligible individual is $552 per month and $829 per month for an eligible couple.

No. Applying to DRS will not affect these benefits. However, once you start working, these benefits may be changed. Call your local Social Security office for more information. A DRS counselor will also be happy to talk about your job plans and how they may affect your benefits.

Social Security benefits are determined by wages reported each year for you. Benefits are calculated on the earnings a person receives during his/her lifetime. The higher the earnings and the number of years worked, the more the monthly benefit will be. Benefits are payable at full retirement age for anyone meeting the minimum criteria for social security credits (with reduced benefits available as early as age 62).

It takes a little more to qualify for disability than it does to qualify for retirement. To qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, you must have worked long enough and recently enough under the current laws. For each year you work, you can earn up to four credits, maximum. Each credit is based on a certain amount of money earned; the amount of earnings required for a credit usually increase each year, as general wage levels increase.

You can receive SSDI benefits and service-connected compensation without any offset to either amount. However, if you receive a non-service connected VA pension, SSDI benefits WILL be subtracted from your VA disability pension check. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1499

You should apply for disability benefits as soon as possible after you become disabled and unable to work. You do not need to wait 12 months to apply, your disability need only be expected to last for at least one year or will result in death.

You can call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 and tell them you wish to file an application for disability benefits. They will take some information and set you up with a telephone or in-person appointment with your local Social Security office. When applying you should be prepared to give Social Security a list with the names, addresses and phone numbers of all the doctors, hospitals or clinics who have treated you for your condition.

Before any benefit can be paid, you must first apply. You can file a Social Security Disability application in person at your local Social Security office or by telephone by calling 800-772-1213. After you file your initial application, you should meet with an attorney in our office to discuss your claim. We will advise you about your potential rights and benefits under Social Security as well as any potential problems with your claim.

By law, anyone may file for his or her own Social Security and Disability benefits. But statistics clearly show that claimants who have representation win their benefits much more often than those who apply on their own. The government makes the process very difficult, forcing you to wait in long lines. Forms are complicated. Benefits are often denied to people who have legitimate claims. And not just once; frequently twice. Sometimes more often.

There is no waiting period. As soon as you find your disability is expected to last for at least 12 months (1 year), you should apply.

The SSA makes this part very easy and, in fact, it usually will not let a lawyer (or anyone else) sign the application for you.

Typically, no…as long as you draw only the money that you need to spend that month. Homeowners who receive these benefits must be careful not to have an excess of cash on hand, as this is considered a liquid asset and may affect your eligibility for certain need-based programs. If you receive SSI, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or other benefits, your best bet is to speak to your attorney or financial advisor.

SSA considers all diseases and their disabling effects, the length of illness, and likelihood of improvement. SSA considers learning disabilities and other neurological conditions. It is important that your representative or attorney have experience handling the types of disabling problems that you may have. No, if you are disabled for one year or more you may qualify. The words permanent and temporary are terms of art for doctors and many programs.

Weekly compensation benefits are paid to surviving children of workers who have been killed in the course of employment or as a result of a work-related injury. If a worker has died due to an occupational disease, the benefits will also be paid. The amount paid is usually equal to two-thirds of the deceased worker's weekly salary. Some states put a limit on the amount of the award; while others limit the number of weeks or years the money will be available to survivors.

Yes. However an offset, or reduction in your workers' compensation check may be applied because the law states that the two combined may not exceed 80 percent of your average weekly wage earned prior to your injury. For further information on Social Security, you may contact the Social Security Administration at (800) 772-1213 or visit their website at http://www.ssa.gov/.

The Social Security Administration defines disability as any physical or mental problem that prevents you from working; the condition must be expected to last at least a year, or result in death. Unlike some programs, Social Security does not pay for partial or short-term disability. It is intended to provide income for you and your family when you are unable to do any type of work for which your are suited.

No. If you started to receive Social Security benefits prior to November 2003, your present and future benefits will not be affected by the City's Doctors Council FICA Refund Claim.

You are advised to declare payments made to you when you complete a study. The PPD Clinic is required by law to provide information to the IRS about payments to volunteers enrolled in studies.

A fellow named Ernest Ackerman got a payment for 17 cents in January 1937. This was a one-time, lump-sum pay-out--which was the only form of benefits paid during the start-up period January 1937 through December 1939. A woman named Ida May Fuller , from Ludlow, Vermont was the first recipient of monthly Social Security benefits.

Because reverse mortgages are considered loan advances and not income, the IRS considers them to be not taxable. Similarly, having a reverse mortgage should not affect your Social Security or Medicare benefits. If you receive SSI, Medicaid, or other public assistance, your reverse mortgage loan advances are only counted as "liquid assets" if you keep them in an account past the end of the calendar month in which you receive them.

Under the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI/Title II), there are three basic categories of individuals who can qualify for cash benefits on the basis of disability: A person under age 65 who worked long enough to be covered under Social Security and then had to stop working due to a disability.

The healthcare package depends upon your area of the country. SSI works with Regents Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente.

To receive benefits under the Social Security Disability or SSI programs, you must have a physical or mental health problem (or a combination of problems) severe enough to keep you from working in any regular paying job for at least one year. The test is not whether or not you are able to go back to your old job or whether an employer is likely to hire you for another job. Rather, the test is whether you are capable of doing any job available in the national economy.

If you are found eligible for Social Security Disability benefits, you will get paid retroactive benefits beginning 5 full months after you become disabled, but only for a maximum of 12 months before you applied for benefits. You will also start receiving a monthly check from SSA. If you are found eligible for SSI, you can be paid retroactive benefits beginning with the first month after you filed your application. You will also start receiving a monthly check from SSA.