Social Security Disability Insurance
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Social Security Disability Insurance is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly income benefits to eligible workers who become disabled and can no longer engage in substantial gainful employment.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
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disability benefits program → social insurance program → |
| abbreviation |
SSDI
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| administeredBy |
Social Security Administration
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| administersApplicationsThrough |
field offices
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state Disability Determination Services → |
| allows |
extended period of eligibility
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trial work period → work incentives → |
| appealsProcess |
Appeals Council review
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administrative law judge hearing → federal court review → reconsideration → |
| benefitCalculationBasis |
primary insurance amount
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worker's average indexed monthly earnings → |
| benefitTaxStatus |
benefits may be taxable depending on income
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| benefitType |
disability insurance benefit
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monthly cash benefit → |
| country |
United States
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| differentFrom |
Supplemental Security Income
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| eligibilityCriterion |
disability expected to last at least 12 months or result in death
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inability to engage in substantial gainful activity → insured status under Social Security → limited earnings below substantial gainful activity level → medically determinable physical or mental impairment → sufficient work credits → |
| excludes |
partial disability
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short-term disability → |
| fundingSource |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll taxes
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Self-Employment Contributions Act taxes → |
| governedBy |
Social Security Administration regulations
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| hasProgramCode |
Title II disability benefits
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| legalBasis |
Title II of the Social Security Act
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| medicalCoverageAfter |
Medicare eligibility after 24 months of entitlement in most cases
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| monitoredBy |
Continuing Disability Reviews
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| partOf |
United States Social Security system
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| provides |
auxiliary benefits for eligible dependents
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income replacement → |
| purpose |
to provide income support to disabled workers and their families
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| relatedTo |
Supplemental Security Income
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| requires |
medical evidence of disability
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non-medical eligibility determination → |
| startYear |
1956
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| targetPopulation |
certain disabled adult children
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certain disabled widows and widowers → workers with disabilities → |
| waitingPeriod |
5-month cash benefit waiting period after onset of disability
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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SSA
("Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance")
→
SSA → |
administers |
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Supplemental Security Income
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differentFrom |
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Supplemental Security Income
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distinctFrom |
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United States Social Security system
("Disability Insurance Trust Fund")
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hasTrustFund |
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Supplemental Security Income
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relatedTo |
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Social Security Administration
→
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responsibleFor |