This disability planner page explains how you qualify for benefits if you become disabled.

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

If we find that you can do your past work as it is generally done in the national economy, we'll decide you do not have a disability. (We use reliable sources of occupational information, such as government …

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.

You can try a return to work over a "Trial Work Period" without affecting your Disability benefits. You'll need to report your work activity.

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.

Getting disability benefits and currently working or want to? If you get disability benefits and are working or want to work, Social Security has good news for you. Our work incentives, including the Ticket to …

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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 …

The online option is available to any adult who receives Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, or both, and who does not have a representative payee.