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Social Security Disability
Social Security Topics (Continued)
How much can I get? The amount of monthly income benefits one can receive from Social Security while disabled varies greatly. It depends on which type of benefits you receive, your work history, your other household income, your assets, whether you receive other income benefits, whether you receive other types of benefits, and how much you have paid in taxes.
The easiest way to discover approximately how much you are likely to be eligible for in Title II(2) RSDI disability benefits is to request a copy of your Social Security statement. You can request this online at www.ssa.gov or by phone at 1-800-772-1213. Title XVI(16) benefits are based on your level of need and cannot be easily estimated.
The definition of disability under Social Security says that you have to be “totally disabled from any gainful employment for a period of at least one year”, but this does not mean that you must be unable to do anything in order to qualify for benefits.
Social Security looks at Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) to determine disability. If you are capable of SGA, you are not disabled. If you are not capable of SGA, you are disabled. You must be able to perform work as it is normally performed without an unusual number and length of rest breaks or other accommodations (Substantial), that pays a significant amount monthly (Gainful), and that actually requires you to do something (Activity), in order to be considered not disabled.
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