Health Limits, Income Limits & Resource Limits to Get SSI Benefits
To get SSI disability benefits, you must have a qualifying disability. And you must have limited financial means.
This is what you have to show Social Security about your health:
- Your health problems are severe.
- Because of your health problems, you can’t do just about any kind of work.
- These limitations on your health and ability to work will last at least a year.
You have to prove this, which you do by sending in medical records and evidence from your doctor, clinic and hospital visits. An SSI disability benefits lawyer can help you put it all together.
And this is what you have to show Social Security about your finances:
- Your income falls under certain levels.
- The value of your savings, investments and some kinds of property fall under certain levels.
Again, your disability attorney can help you tie down the details.
Some other factors help you get approved for SSI, including having blindness or being over 65—the age when many people get Social Security retirement benefits—but not having the work history and earnings record for retirement benefits.
Children with disabilities can also get SSI benefits to help with their care, if their families meet the income and assets limits.
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What Does SSI Pay in Oklahoma?
Supplemental Security Income is different from the other disability benefits program by Social Security—Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)—because it has no work requirements to get benefits.
SSDI is designed for people who worked and paid significant taxes into the Social Security system. So for people who get SSDI, benefit amounts are calculated using their past earnings.
SSI is meant for people with disabilities who are in economic need and don’t have lengthy or recent work records. Social Security sets the same monthly rate of benefits for everyone in the United States:
- $914 for individuals, as of 2023
- $1,371 for couples when both people qualify
The payments typically increase a little each year.
The State of Oklahoma also provides a supplement on top of the amount set by the federal government. The size of the additional payment in Oklahoma depends on each person’s income and financial circumstances.
As your neighbors in Oklahoma, the Social Security Disability lawyers at Troutman & Troutman want to see you getting support you need. We’re a hometown law firm and a family law firm with a mission to lift up Oklahoma families.
SSI benefits can make a difference in your life. We can help you get there.
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You may be trying to determine if Social Security Disability benefits are right for you. You may be facing a long, complicated benefits application. Or maybe you’ve applied and been denied. Now what? The Troutman & Troutman Oklahoma disability attorneys can help.
Disability Attorneys Answer Your Questions about Social Security
Your life has been disrupted by health problems. You’ve had to leave work. You’re worried about money. Social Security Disability benefits can provide relief, but they’re complicated. You’ve got a lot of questions. The Troutman & Troutman Tulsa disability lawyers have answers.
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