Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work.

How To Apply You can apply for Disability benefits online, or if you are unable to complete the application online, you can apply by calling our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, between 8:00 a.m. …

If you have worked enough to be eligible for disability benefits, we use a step-by-step process involving five questions to determine if you have a qualifying disability.

Social Security offers an online disability application you can complete at your convenience. Apply from the comfort of your home or any location at a time most convenient for you.

Medical evidence already in your possession. This includes medical records, doctors' reports, and recent test results; and Award letters, pay stubs, settlement agreements or other proof of any temporary or …

You may be eligible for Disability if your condition affects your ability to work, or will result in death. You also need enough recent work history.

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 …

Perhaps the greatest variability is in how the jurisdictions compensate workers for permanent disability, particularly permanent partial disability. This article describes the various methods the states use to …

Most Social Security disability claims are initially processed through a network of local Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and State agencies (usually called Disability Determination …

If you receive SSI based on disability, we apply different standards to determine if your eligibility should continue. We do not use SGA as a factor to determine initial eligibility for SSI if you are blind.