Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work.

If you have worked enough to be eligible for disability benefits, we use a step-by-step process involving five questions to determine if you have a qualifying disability.

The Disability Starter Kit will help you get ready for your disability interview or online application. Kits are available for adults and for children under age 18.

Social Security offers an online disability application you can complete at your convenience. Apply from the comfort of your home or any location at a time most convenient for you.

You may be eligible for Disability if your condition affects your ability to work, or will result in death. You also need enough recent work history.

Health changes Disability, injury, or illness Staying at a medical facility Need help managing money

Disability benefits may include a monthly payment and Medicare health insurance. Get an estimated monthly payment based on your work history.

If your Disability benefit ended because you returned to work and have been earning above the limits for too long, you might be able to restart it later if needed.

Who can get SSI Adults and children might be eligible for SSI if they have: Little or no income, and Little or no resources, and A disability, blindness, or are age 65 or older. Find out if you …

The benefits planner home page links to explanations of the various types of Social Security benefits as well as calculators that let you estimate how much your disability, survivors, or …