WHAT ARE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?
The benefits include cash payment that averages $900 per month. In most states, Social Security Disability Insurance comes with Medicare and Supplemental Security Income with Medicaid, although some states have different names or slightly different programs. Often the Social Security Disability benefit is the most important benefit because many states tie a Social Security Disability finding to eligibility for local programs.
There are five kinds of Social Security Disability benefits available: • Disability Insurance Benefits are the most common kind of disability benefit. Social Security Disability is a benefit received from the Social Security Administration by disabled workers (who have worked enough to be insured) and in some cases their dependents, similar to those received by retired workers. (Currently the most an individual can receive is $2323 (2009) per month). • Disabled Widow’s and Widower’s Benefits are paid to people who are at least 50 years old and who became disabled within a certain amount of time after the death of their spouse. The deceased spouse must have worked enough under Social Security to be insured. • Disabled Adult Child Benefits are paid to the children of people who are deceased, disabled or retired under Social Security. The child must have become disabled before age 22. For people who’ve applied for Disability Insurance Benefits, Disabled Widow’s or Widower’s Benefits and D
