| Two programs are being enacted by the
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| | and can no longer work at all or hold
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| federal government, which provides
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| | down his/her present work, provided that
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| benefits for individuals with disability.
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| | he / she has remitted adequate FICA
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| Collectively, these programs are being
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| | taxes.
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| referred to as "Social Security
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| | Under the SSDI, different kinds of
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| disability benefits."
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| | benefits are provided for family members
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| • Social Security Disability Insurance
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| | when their major wage earner have
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| Benefits Program or SSDI Benefits -
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| | acquired a disability or died.
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| authorized by the Social Security Act,
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| | The SSDI program is being financed by the
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| Title II and is geared towards providing
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| | Social Security taxes being paid by
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| benefits to workers with disability and /
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| | employees, employers and self-employed
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| or their dependents and surviving spouses
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| | individuals. SSDI benefits can be paid to
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| or children.
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| | workers with disability, widows or
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| • Supplemental Security Income program
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| | widowers, and children or disabled since
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| or SSI - authorized by the Social
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| | childhood adults if they are eligible.
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| Security Act, Title XVI and aimed at
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| | Availing SSDI benefits
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| giving benefits to individuals with
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| | The Social Security has a particular
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| disability whose assets and income are
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| | definition of disability that need to be
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| below a particular level.
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| | met in order to become eligible to
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| History of Social Security Disability
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| | receive SSDI benefits. The main
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| Insurance (SSDI) Benefits
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| | requirement to gain medical eligibility
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| It was in the year 1935 when the U.S.
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| | under the SSDI program is the inability
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| federal government set up a program
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| | by an individual to perform any kind of
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| geared towards providing elderly
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| | Substantial Gainful Activity or SGA for
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| employees of commercial and industrial
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| | 12 months or more.
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| sectors with retirement benefits. The
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| | This medical definition of disability is
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| scheme of this program is enacted through
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| | also the requirements used to become
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| the Federal Insurance Contributions Act
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| | eligible under the Supplemental Security
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| or FICA, setting up a federal retirement
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| | Income (SSI) program.
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| fund that the employees are required to
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| | Determining disability
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| pay into. The employees remit into this
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| | The person with disability should have
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| fund through a regular deduction on their
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| | been unable to perform SGA due to an
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| salary.
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| | impairment affecting the physical or
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| It is the Social Security and the
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| | mental capacity and is medically
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| Medicare programs that are funded after
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| | determinable. The impairment can also
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| the withdrawal of FICA tax from the
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| | either be expected to last continuously
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| employees' salaries. Meanwhile,
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| | for at least 12 months or result in
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| self-employed citizens can contribute to
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| | death.
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| the FICA because of the federal tax
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| | Receiving benefits
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| returns.
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| | After meeting the requirements given by
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| By 1956, some protection policies
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| | the disability evaluation and the
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| covering the "involuntary retirement"
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| | disability is already proven, the
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| options on the basis of disability were
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| | payments of SSDI benefits will commence.
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| established. An individual, even if he /
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| | The beneficiary needs to wait for a
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| she has been forced to stop working
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| | period of 5 months since it is during the
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| because of a disability may still have
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| | sixth month after the disability began
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| access to the disability insurance. It
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| | that benefits payment start. It will
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| would depend, however, on the period he /
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| | continue up to the second month's end of
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| she have paid FICA taxes.
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| | the disability.
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| Objectives of SSDI
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| | Become more informed about Social
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| The main objective of the SSDI is to
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| | security insurance benefits with the help
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| replace the regular income being received
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| | of Los Angeles Social Security Attorneys.
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| by people who have acquired a disability
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