Primer on Disability Benefits : Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security.

Disability insurance.

Supplemental security income program.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (12 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RL-32279b in the 2012 issue.

Explains the SSA social security disability insurance (SSDI) program, which provides benefits to disabled workers; and discusses the SSA supplemental security income (SSI) program, which provides benefits to aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income. Summarizes benefit types, average benefit levels, and eligibility requirements for SSDI and SSI programs; explains disability determination process for SSDI and SSI benefits; and describes SSDI and SSI program financing.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Primer on Disability Benefits

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