If you have a disability that has left you unable to work and earn income as you normally would, you may be receiving disability benefits. If you aren’t already receiving those benefits, you may be interested in applying. Either way, you probably want to know when you can expect to receive your disability check each month and how much it might be.

Those are normal and understandable questions to ask. After all, these benefits can be an essential source of financial security and stability for disabled individuals and those they love. Let’s take a closer look at the types of benefits that may be available and when they are typically paid.

What Types of Benefits Are Available?

Those who struggle with long-term disabilities may have a variety of options for disability benefits. The first option is to seek disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration offers two disability benefits, depending upon the circumstances involved. These include:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Benefits: SSDI benefits are disability benefits that the Social Security Administration provides to those with a qualifying medical condition that has rendered them disabled for at least one continuous calendar year or more. Recipients must also be “insured.” This means they worked a qualifying job for a sufficient length of time and paid a portion of their salary into the Social Security system.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits: Like SSDI benefits, SSI benefits are disability benefits paid to those with a qualifying medical disability that has caused them to be disabled for at least one continuous calendar year or more. To receive SSI benefits, however, applicants need not be “insured.” However, they have to have income and resources below a certain threshold established by the Social Security Administration. That threshold may change from year to year.

Regardless of the type of benefit, whether SSDI or SSI, payments will be made based on an individual’s work history, earnings, and/or income level. Payments will not be based on the particular condition itself.

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