What Can I Get in SS Back Pay?
The amount of back pay that disability applicants can collect (upon approval of benefits) varies depending on a variety of factors. For one thing, there is a difference between the amount of back pay a person may collect if they are applying for social security disability (SSD) vs. supplemental security income (SSI) benefits.
SSD applicants who are approved for disability benefits are entitled to back pay dating from the time they initially filed for disability, and up to 12 months prior to that time if their medical documentation demonstrates that they were disabled prior to applying for disability. Any financial compensation collected for the 12-month period before the disability application was filed is referred to as retroactive benefits, and only SSD, not SSI, applicants are entitled to this. However, those who are approved for SSD are subject to a five-month waiting period, which basically means that social security will not pay them for the first five months of their disability. SSI applicants have no such waiting period.
SSI applicants are entitled to back pay up to the date of their initial disability application. Given the fact that it can take two to three years for SSD/SSI applicants to receive a final decision in their case, the amount of back pay awarded can be considerable, especially if an administrative law judge (ALJ) decides to review their former disability applications at the hearing, and determines that these should have been paid as well.
There is no cap, or maximum recoverable amount, placed on disability back pay. All applicants are deemed entitled to benefits based on the date their original application was filed and the date they were approved for disability. In addition, SSD applicants are entitled to additional back pay based on the date of onset of their medical condition, the time in which they are able to prove, through solid medical documentation, that they were disabled before they actually filed for benefits.
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SSD applicants who are approved for disability benefits are entitled to back pay dating from the time they initially filed for disability, and up to 12 months prior to that time if their medical documentation demonstrates that they were disabled prior to applying for disability. Any financial compensation collected for the 12-month period before the disability application was filed is referred to as retroactive benefits, and only SSD, not SSI, applicants are entitled to this. However, those who are approved for SSD are subject to a five-month waiting period, which basically means that social security will not pay them for the first five months of their disability. SSI applicants have no such waiting period.
SSI applicants are entitled to back pay up to the date of their initial disability application. Given the fact that it can take two to three years for SSD/SSI applicants to receive a final decision in their case, the amount of back pay awarded can be considerable, especially if an administrative law judge (ALJ) decides to review their former disability applications at the hearing, and determines that these should have been paid as well.
There is no cap, or maximum recoverable amount, placed on disability back pay. All applicants are deemed entitled to benefits based on the date their original application was filed and the date they were approved for disability. In addition, SSD applicants are entitled to additional back pay based on the date of onset of their medical condition, the time in which they are able to prove, through solid medical documentation, that they were disabled before they actually filed for benefits.
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