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Disability Benefits

Disability benefits are payments peoplebenefits. People with disabilities can apply
receive as a result of a health problem orfor Social Security disability benefits
disability. The sources of these payments mayeither online at or by calling the toll-free
include workers' compensation, companies ornumber:  1-800-772-1213.
unions, federal government, military, state
or local governments, railroad retirement,Social Security disability benefits start on
accident or disability insurance, Black Lungsixth full month after the date of
payments, and state temporary sickness, indisability, upon approval. The amount of
addition to other disability payments such asdisability benefits is calculated from the
Social Security. Some of the states in U.S.average lifetime earnings. The family members
have passed legislation requiring employerseligible for Social Security disability
to provide disability benefits to employeesbenefits are a spouse sixty-two or older;
for  nonoccupational  injuries.spouse of any age caring for a child sixteen
or younger or disabled; unmarried child
The Social Security Administration operatesincluding adopted child eighteen or younger;
two disability benefits programs. Socialand an unmarried child eighteen or older
Security Disability Insurance program paysimpaired with disability that started before
benefits to the person with disabilities andage  twenty-two.
certain family members if the insured person
has paid social security taxes, whilePeople receiving benefits from Supplemental
Supplemental Security Income program isSecurity Income program of Social Security
designed to pay benefits based on financialare also eligible for Medicaid and food
needs and is funded by general tax revenues.stamps. People receiving disability benefits
Social Security has devised elaboratefor twenty-four months become eligible for
procedures to evaluate eligibility forMedicare.



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