| Social Security Disability benefits are similar to insurance benefits. Instead of paying premiums, you and your employer contribute money from each paycheck. You are "insured" if you have paid enough during the right time periods. You are "uninsured" if you have not.
It is important that you file an application for benefits promptly because you can wait too long to file and lose your "insured" status. Social Security Disability Benefits are not welfare, they are benefits you worked hard for and paid for while you were working.
It is important that you check the earnings benefits summary that you receive from the Social Security Administration carefully each time you receive it to make sure all of your earnings have been reported. If you are not "insured" you can still get monthly SSI benefits in some instances. These benefits are available to disabled persons and are based on available financial resources.
If you need help determining whether you are "insured" or when to file a claim for your benefits, call the staff at The Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, toll free, (866)-684-8668 or (618)684-8668.
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