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Social Security
Disability Insurance
(SSDI)
and
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
are two of the
federal cash benefit
programs
administered by the
Social Security
administration.
SSDI
provides benefits to
individuals who are
“insured” meaning
they have made
contributions to the
Social Security
Trust Fund through
Federal Income
Contributions Act
(FICA) taxes
from the money they
have earned. In some
instances, a person
may qualify for SSDI
based on
contributions from
their parents.
Because the amount
of SSDI varies based
on the average
earnings and FICA
taxes contributed,
the SSDI benefit
varies for each
beneficiary.
SSI
provides cash
assistance to low
income people who
have a disability,
or are blind, or are
elderly. To qualify
for SSI an
individual must meet
income and
resource
guidelines.
Cash
Benefits
Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI)
and
Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) are two
of the federal cash
benefit programs
administered by the
Social Security
Administration.
SSDI
provides benefits to
individuals who are
“insured” meaning they
have made contributions
to the Social Security
Trust Fund through
Federal Income
Contributions Act (FICA)
taxes from the money
they have earned. In
some instances, a person
may qualify for SSDI
based on contributions
from their parents.
Because the amount of
SSDI varies based on the
average earnings and
FICA taxes contributed,
the SSDI benefit varies
for each beneficiary.
SSI
provides cash assistance
to low income people who
are disabled, blind, or
elderly. To qualify for
SSI an individual must
meet
income and
resource guidelines.
Eligibility
There is a process to
follow to become
eligible for assistance
through the Social
Security
Administration’s
disability program. You
will need to provide
Social Security with the
information they need to
determine your
eligibility for cash
assistance.
SSDI Eligibility
Criteria
SSI Eligibility
Criteria
Property
Essential to
Self-Support (PESS)
Continuing
Disability
Reviews (CDR)
Social Security
Administration contacts
individuals receiving
SSDI and SSI
periodically to update
their records and
determine whether their
condition has medically
improved or if he or she
can perform SGA. This is
process is called a
Continuing Disability
Review (CDR).
When a CDR is scheduled
by SSA depends on how an
individual’s disability
is classified,
specifically:
Medical Improvement
not Expected
(MINE)-- CDR occurs
every 7 years
Medical Improvement
Possible (MIP)-- CDR
occurs every 3 years
Medical Improvement
Expected (MIE)-- CDR
occurs every 6 to 18
months,
Vocational
Re-examination Cases
- CDR pending
training/rehabilitation
program completion.
Click here to contact
Indiana Vocational
Rehabilitation
Learn more about
Continuing Disability
Reviews (CDR)
Overpayment and Appeals
1. You can request to
appeal
the overpayment if you
disagree there is an
overpayment or with the
amount of the
overpayment.
Learn more about
overpayments and appeals
2. You can ask to have
the overpayment
forgiven, if you agree
you have been overpaid,
but believe you should
not have to pay the
money back. You must
show that you did not
intentionally cause the
overpayment and that you
cannot pay it back. Be
sure to check that the
amount of the
overpayment is correct
before you file a waiver
request.
Learn more about
having the overpayment
forgiven
3. You can repay the
overpayment. Contact
your
local Social Security
office
and set up a payment
plan.
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