Social Security disability benefits provide income for workers who cannot return to work because of a disability. Before you can receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you must submit evidence proving that you meet the requirements for being considered disabled. Additionally, you must have enough work credits to qualify for...

The vast majority of applications for Social Security disability benefits get rejected. Whether you seek to collect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you will want to make sure that you have the best possible likelihood of getting approved for that all-important monthly check.

The majority of people who apply for Social Security disability benefits get denied on their initial application. They have to go through one or more levels of the appeals process to finally receive the benefits they deserve. After they exhaust the administrative appeals, their option for relief is to file a case...

You might have to wait a very long time to get a hearing if you filed an appeal of an adverse decision on your application for Social Security Disability benefits. Although you can usually get retroactive benefits back to the time of filing if you eventually get an award of benefits, you...

Although most people need to have worked for at least ten years in jobs that paid into the Social Security system to be eligible for disability benefits, there is some flexibility on that general rule for younger employees. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has rules based on your age when you became...

When you get approved for disability benefits, some of your family members might also qualify for monthly cash benefits. The Social Security Administration will require certain information and documents for all of your eligible dependents before approving them for benefits on your work record. 

The application process is challenging....