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, We pay Supplemental Security Income SSI disability benefits for the first full month after the date you filed your claim, or, if later, the date you become eligible for SSI.
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, , between a. Be a child living with a parent in the military service assigned to permanent duty ashore anywhere outside of the U. Be a student temporarily abroad for the purpose of conducting studies as part of an educational program.
You are ineligible to receive SSI benefits for any month during which you have an unsatisfied felony OR arrest warrant for:. In addition, we cannot pay you any retroactive payments if you have one of these unsatisfied felony or arrest warrants.
We will hold your retroactive payments until you contact SSA and provide proof that you satisfied the felony or arrest warrant. If you are receiving SSI and you go to prison or jail, this also includes correctional institutions, such as detention centers, halfway houses, boot camps, etc.
In addition, we cannot pay any retroactive payments for benefits due before you were incarcerated. We will hold the retroactive payments until you contact SSA and provide proof that you are no longer a prisoner. These general rules apply:. You must also be considered disabled to be eligible for SSDI benefits. If your medical condition is on the list, you may automatically qualify for benefits.
However, if your disability isn't on the list, this doesn't mean you're not entitled to SSDI benefits. The disabled "adult child" — including an adopted child, or, in some cases, a stepchild, grandchild, or step grandchild — must be unmarried, age 18 or older, have a disability that started before age 22, and meet the definition of disability for adults.
It is not necessary that the disabled "adult child" ever worked. Benefits are paid based on the parent's earnings record. A disabled "adult child" already receiving SSI benefits or disability benefits on his or her own record should check to see if benefits may be payable on a parent's earnings record.
Higher benefits might be payable and entitlement to Medicare may be possible. If a child is age 18 or older, we will evaluate his or her disability the same way we would evaluate the disability for any adult. We send the application to the Disability Determination Services DDS in your state that completes the disability decision for us. If he or she receives benefits as a disabled "adult child," the benefits generally end if he or she gets married.
However, some marriages for example, to another disabled "adult child" are considered protected. The rules vary depending on the situation. Contact a Social Security representative at If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call TTY number at to find out if the benefits can continue. Learn about Emergency Assistance for Homeowners and Renters.
Remember that whatever your age, you must have earned the required number of work credits within a certain period ending with the time you become disabled. If you qualify now but you stop working under Social Security, you may not continue to meet the disability work requirement in the future. We have two initiatives designed to expedite our processing of new disability claims: Compassionate Allowances : Certain cases that usually qualify for disability can be allowed as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed.
Quick Disability Determinations : We use sophisticated computer screening to identify cases with a high probability of allowance. Example : A worker starts collecting Social Security retirement benefits at age
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