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The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides four different benefit programs for individuals with disabilities: - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Disabled Widows and Widowers Benefits - Disabled Adult Child Benefits

SSI is available to individuals who have never worked or have not earned sufficient work credit to be eligible for SSDI. However, applicants for SSI must have less than $2,000 in assets and limited or no income.

You can apply for SSD benefits by one of two methods. You may either file an online application at the SSA website, or you can call the SSA’s toll-free number to make an appointment at your local SSA office to fill out an application or to have a staff member call you back to take your application information over the phone.

It can take anywhere between 30 and 90 days to receive a decision on your application and start receiving SSD benefits.

If your application is denied at the initial stage, your next step is to file a request for reconsideration of your application. During reconsideration, the office where you submitted your application will review your application again, along with any new information you wish to submit to the reviewer. As a result, very few applications are approved at the reconsideration stage.