{"id":493,"date":"2018-04-19T18:22:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2025-02-02T01:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T01:44:50","slug":"disability-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/disability-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"SSI and SSDI Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-496 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/disability-benefits-are-SSI-800x500_c-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/disability-benefits-are-SSI-800x500_c-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/disability-benefits-are-SSI-800x500_c-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/disability-benefits-are-SSI-800x500_c-360x225.png 360w, https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/disability-benefits-are-SSI-800x500_c.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WHAT ARE DISABILITY BENEFITS?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Social Security pays Disability benefits to people who\u00a0can&#8217;t work because they have a medical condition that&#8217;s expected to last at least one year or result in death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Social Security Administration has put together a pamphlet on Reentering the Community After Incarceration.\u00a0 It can be accessed here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10504.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Reentering the Community After Incarceration<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>HOW DOES THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DEFINE A DISABILITY?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">You are\u00a0 considered disabled if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">You cannot do work that you did before;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Social Security Administration decides that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s); <strong>and<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Your disability has lasted or is expected to last for at least one year or to result in death.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SSA does not pay partial or short-term disability benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If you meet the above requirements, Social Security benefits also may pay:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Your child who is under age 18, or severely disabled before age 22, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Your wife who is age 62 or older, or is caring for your child who is under age 16 or severely disabled before age 22.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HOW DO YOU DOCUMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">When applying for disability insurance, the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks at two categories of qualification:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> medical\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">technical<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Technical qualifications<\/strong> come down to income and past work history to determine if you\u2019re financially eligible for benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Medical qualification<\/strong> depends on you medical\u00a0 diagnosis and symptoms, which must be severe enough to qualify\u00a0 you as &#8220;disabled\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">You will need as\u00a0 many documents as possible to prove disability when applying. While getting help from a Social Security attorney is the best way to make your application its best, you can also begin the application on your own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Here&#8217;s what you should gather:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>MEDICAL RECORDS<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The first and most important documents required for applying are medical records. These include all evidence of your disability from the moment you started seeing symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hospital records, doctor\u2019s visits, check-ups, and prescription lists are all vital in showing the SSA the severity of your disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">2. <strong>TREATING PHYSICIAN&#8217;S TESTIMONY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Have your physician write up an official recommendation of disability, which can be included in your application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">3.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> HISTORY OF MEDICATION FAILURE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Before the SSA awards disability benefits, they want to be sure that the patient has tried everything they can to resolve their medical issues. Especially in cases where normal treatment methods have proven ineffective, the SSA is more likely to recognize financial\/medical strain and award disability benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I WAS NOT DISABLED BEFORE I WAS INCARCERATED, BUT I AM DISABLED NOW.\u00a0 AM I ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">You are not eligible for Social Security disability benefits (SSDI) if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">your disability arose (or was made worse) while you were committing a felony<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">your disability arose (or was made worse) while you were imprisoned in a jail, prison, or correctional facility for a felony conviction, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">you made yourself a widow or an orphan by killing your spouse or parent (this applies to Social Security survivors benefits).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I WAS RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS BEFORE I WAS INCARCERATED.\u00a0 WILL I STILL RECEIVE THEM NOW THAT I&#8217;M RELEASED?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Once you have been released from jail, it is possible that you will be able to continue to receive the payment of your Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI) without the need to re-apply for those benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If you were receiving SSDI benefits prior to your incarceration, those benefits will resume once you have been released<em> as long as you remain disabled<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">If you received<strong> SSI<\/strong> payments and<strong> served less than 12 months in jail<\/strong>, you may be entitled to reinstatement of the SSI benefits without re-applying. If it has been longer than 12 months, however, a new application must be started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0Unlike SSI benefits, there is no 12-month rule that is applied to SSDI disability benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SSDI AND SSI BENEFITS?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are two different government programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SSDI is available to workers who have accumulated a sufficient number of work credits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SSI disability benefits are available to low-income individuals who have either never worked or who haven&#8217;t earned enough work credits to qualify for SSDI.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HOW DO I GET MY SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS REINSTATED?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It is<strong> YOUR responsibility<\/strong> to notify the Social Security Administration of your release if you want your Social Security Disability benefits to be reinstated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> In order to have your benefits reinstated, you will need to provide the Social Security Administration with proof of your release and your release date, and of course proper identification and proof of citizenship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Social Security Disability benefits can be restarted effective the month after your release from prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HOW DO I NOTIFY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OF MY RELEASE?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The best way to have your benefits reinstated is to visit a local Social Security Administration office and provide them with the needed documentatio<\/span>n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Find your local Social Security Office by zip code at the<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/ICON\/main.jsp\">Official Website of Social Security Office Locator<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Disability Benefits are not easily obtained.\u00a0 You may need the help of an attorney who specializes in this field.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT ARE DISABILITY BENEFITS? Social Security pays Disability benefits to people who\u00a0can&#8217;t work because they have a medical condition that&#8217;s expected to last at least one year or result in death. The Social Security Administration has put together a pamphlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/disability-benefits\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1444,"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/493\/revisions\/1444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navigatingreentry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}