To qualify for Supplemental Security Income benefits you must meet strict income and resource limitations because it is a need-based program. In fact, the purpose of the monthly payment that a person who is blind, disabled or elderly receives through SSI is to pay for food and shelter, which adds to the importance of knowing when to expect the payment to direct deposit into your bank account. W...

Social Security Disability (SSDI or SSD) benefits are approved when an applicant meets all the eligibility requirements. The eligibility requirements include both medical and financial criteria. If an SSDI recipient becomes ineligible for SSDI benefits because of a change in their circumstances, benefit payments can be suspended. Those benefits can be reinstated when the claimant returns to both m...

The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD) program provides support to disabled workers who suffer from an injury or illness that leaves them unable to work enough to earn at least $1,350 per month. Millions of Americans rely on these benefit payments to help pay the expenses of daily living. The application process for SSD benefits can be confusing and frustrating for someone who d...

Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income are two programs that pay benefits to individuals unable to work due to a disability. You must have worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes on your earnings from a job or self-employment to qualify for benefits through SSDI. The SSI program does not require a work history to qualify for benefits, but it does limit t...

Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts the threshold monthly income eligibility amounts and the benefit payments are adjusted to reflect the rate of inflation over the previous year. At London Disability, we focus 100% of our attention and all our professional skill on keeping SSDI and SSI applicants and benefit recipients up to date on the latest developments that might affec...