Can someone get approved for SSI and not get approved for SSD?
Yes. For SSD, you must have earned enough credits through work to be eligible to receive benefits (this is called being “insured” for disability). Many people who are no longer insured because they haven’t worked recently can still get Supplemental Security Income (SSI). You may also qualify for only SSI if you haven’t worked at all (such as a child). If you qualify for both programs, you can receive both, but often a person’s SSD benefit will be a high enough amount that they will not receive both SSD and SSI. Too qualify for either program, you must meet the definition of disabled, and to get SSI you must also meet social security’s definition of impoverished.
