Title II of the Social Security Act

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Title II of the Social Security Act is the federal law that establishes and governs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and retirement benefits programs for insured workers and their dependents.

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Title II of the Social Security Act canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
administeredBy Social Security Administration
appliesTo dependents of insured workers
insured workers
survivors of insured workers
benefitsAre earned insurance benefits
benefitsNot means-tested
country United States of America
surface form: United States
definesTerm dependents for benefit eligibility
disability for Social Security purposes
full retirement age
insured status for Social Security benefits
primary insurance amount
quarters of coverage
distinguishedFrom Title XVI of the Social Security Act
establishes Social Security Trust Funds
surface form: Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund

Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds
surface form: Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
establishesProgram Child’s Insurance Benefits
Disability Insurance Benefits
Lump-Sum Death Payment
Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits
Old-Age Insurance
Parent’s Insurance Benefits
Retirement Insurance Benefits
Social Security Disability Insurance
Survivors Insurance
Widow’s and Widower’s Insurance Benefits
fundedBy Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll taxes
Self-Employment Contributions Act taxes
governsProgram Social Security
surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Social Security Disability Insurance
hasBeenAmendedBy Social Security Amendments of 1956
Social Security Amendments of 1965
Social Security Amendments of 1983
subsequent federal legislation
legalCitation 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.
originallyEnacted 1935
partOf Social Security Act of 1935
surface form: Social Security Act
primaryPurpose to provide wage-replacement benefits for retired, disabled, and deceased workers’ families
specifies administrative review and appeals procedures
auxiliary benefits for spouses and children
benefit computation rules
earnings test for beneficiaries below full retirement age
eligibility criteria for disability insurance benefits
eligibility criteria for retirement insurance benefits
eligibility criteria for survivors benefits
overpayment recovery rules
waiting period for disability benefits

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Social Security Disability Insurance legalBasis Title II of the Social Security Act
Title XVI of the Social Security Act distinctFrom Title II of the Social Security Act
Social Security Amendments of 1967 amends Title II of the Social Security Act