I receive 997.00 a mo ssi job injury 6 years ago, I turn 62 this month. when I applied for benefits I learned my retirement was 1,600.00 a mo I was ruled permanently disabled. will my benefits increase under ssdi

Hi,

I am 59 I am on Disability. Can I receive Social security.

Hi,

Well, assuming you mean that you're receiving Social Security disability benefits (SSDI), then you're already drawing your Social Security benefits. Qualifying for SSDI benefits essentially simply permits you to draw your full retirement age benefit rate sooner than when you actually reach full retirement age (FRA). SSDI benefits then automatically convert to regular Social Security retirement benefits at the same rate when the recipient reaches FRA.

Hello... my wife of almost a year is 42, I'm about to turn 45. I currently work and have since I was 15 so I have plenty of work credits to qulify for disability if I needed to. My wife hasn't worked in several years...she was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease in 2014 and it's only been getting worse. She's cleaned houses here and there, but nothing to report to taxes. So she wanted to finally file for SSDI and they told her she didn't have enough work credits and I make too much for her to file for SSI.

I am 66 years old, my wife is 54 and my son is 16. I currently receive a ssn check, but they told me I also qualify for disability due to my knee and my shoulder. Will that affect my food stamp benefits? Should I not apply for disability?

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I am 65 years old and receiving DSSI I will be recieving Workmans Comp Settlement Will I have to report the workmans comp to Social Security since I am 65

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Hi Larry, Love your site!! Gold Star.

I am on SSDI and 59. Is there any way i can get off disability and claim 50% of spouses? How do i find out what his benefit will be? If i leave the country and go back to UK will my SSDI stop after 6 months?

Thank you

Hi,

i am 55 yr and disabled.
can i begin drawing my social security retirement now and how would it affect my disability payments?

Hi,

No. The earliest that anyone can draw Social Security retirement benefits is at age 62. And, you can't draw both Social Security retirement benefits and Social Security disability benefits (SSDI) at the same time.

I am retired due to stroke. How can I maximize my social security income? I go by Mitch.

Hi Mitch,

my neurologist disabled me from all work oct 2016 while being on a disability leave from my job-my employer then canceled my short-term disability and put me on unpaid medical leave forcing me to then go on an unpaid job search because I had to have income/I am single/ which lasted 10 weeks/no pay/then forcing me into severance which I took in installments to reach retirement and start small pension/$200/month?

My husband will be 64 this December and is a 30 year retired LEO; therefore, falls under WEP. He is 40% disabled veteran and gets a small monthly check. After LEO retirement (Oct 2013), he had lower back surgery probably as a result of his 30 years hauling around that heavy gun belt. Would it behoove him to apply for social security disability (he does have limited mobility due to his knees (VA) and metal in his back (LEO)? I understand SSI would be a higher payment than regular social security.