SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI) BENEFITS SR 13-36, 11/13 (MAM-A)

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under Title II of the Social Security Act. SSDI payments are made to disabled individuals, as well as certain disabled dependents of the individuals, who have contributed to Social Security long enough to be considered "insured" for Social Security Benefits.

There are three basic categories of individuals who can qualify for SSDI benefits on the basis of disability:

. a disabled "insured" worker under 65;

. a person disabled since childhood (before age 22) who is a dependent of a deceased "insured" parent or a parent entitled to SSDI or SSA retirement benefits; or

. a disabled widow or widower, age 50-60, if the deceased spouse was "insured" under Social Security.

Treatment: Unearned Income