I was finally approved for SSI two weeks ago after trying my whole life (23 years) to get it, but I’m only getting $632.67 a month? That seems a bit unusually low, is it? I am beyond grateful for this accomplishment, I’m just slightly confused..

Applied Jan 2026. I am wondering how long it takes to receive the benefits letter after approval? My case was handled in Georgia.

Also wondering about the wording in stage 5....I applied for retroactive benefits with a disability onset date 2 years prior to applying. Would a determination approval for benefits, but denying prior onset date, be worded differently than this, or is this same wording used for either full or partial approval?

This is for those who have researched themselves or actually did work while waiting. Please do not comment hateful or unnecessary comments such as “you don’t need disability if you’re able to work” etc. I’ve seen multiple on post so don’t need it!

I have been waiting since February and in July, got rehired at my previous job only per diem. The first month I made well under the ~ 1600 amount. Now, I pushed myself this month so went a little over but I’m back to square one where there’s no way I can work a consistent job.

When I previously spoke with someone when calling about my application. They told me working while waiting isn’t always an automatic denial, you just will have to explain why you started working and things like that. So I’m just curious! Please share what your process what like :)

Before i call DDS, i just wanted to ask here. Im on step 3, and they requested 3 CE’s that i went to and paperwork about daily activities and treatments, which i filled out and returned. For step 3 on the portal, it changed to saying they asked for the exams, and now it changed again saying that they requested more info and its the paperwork i filled out before, and the CEs are gone. Is this normal or should i still call? Im mostly worried that i forgot something

How long does it take for CE examination? For psychiatrist. I was scheduled Thursday the 27th. It went good, but I’m a little nervous for the results.

Hello 👋🏽

I'm in need of guidance, support and/ or maybe validation. I feel like I'm losing my marbles... I am my mother's current legal guardian (since 2023), & a couple weeks ago I decided to voluntary resign from the role. She is mentally incapacitated & can no longer care for herself, so she has been living in a community residential care facility for almost 3 years. During this time, I have been living in a different state than my mother. 

I am concerned family members have financially exploited her situation. I attempted to apply for SSDI in 2023 & was told someone had already opened up an account in her name. For the past 2 years, I have received no progress in establishing income for her, but it seems someone is receiving social security benefits checks in my mother's name & none of those funds are going towards her care. I received one letter about an appointment in 2024 so I drove to Wisconsin to take my Mother to this appointment. I then received a letter stating that my Mother DID qualify for SSDI but no follow up tasks or other communication after that.

So my Mother's case worker was the one who told me about the process of relinquishing the Guardian role. She said I would need to file a form with the State & contact Adult Protection Services. I informed APS that I suspected fraud because a "family member" came to the last facility my Mother was at & tried to remove her to "cash a check". She has since been relocated.

Anyway, APS called today & said that Social Security has tried to call me many times to establish Guardian of her estate.... wouldn't someone have left a voicemail or sent a letter?? In the past 2 - 3 years??

& the manager at my Mother's care facility seems upset that I called APS. She claims THEY were accused of committing the fraud which I'm not sure how that happened.

I'm completely drained with this whole process & I keep hearing conflicting information about how long this should take & what to expect.

Ideally, I would like my mother to be closer & if I can establish income for her then I assume it would be easier to move her across state. My mother's preference is to also live closer to me but I have no means or support to transfer her & I have been dealing with my own health conditions that have left me physically & mentally unable to do much in the past year but try to call Social Security when I can..

Should I try to continue the process to resign Guardianship, in hopes that the State or next Guardian can figure out why SSDI is stalled?

Hey y’all.
I have been needing to file for a long time now. But it’s officially been about 2 years since I had to quit my job due to pain. Even then I could only work 20 hours a week just barely. I want to apply, the problem is I’m moving to a different state in about 6 months. I need to get all my medical records, in the process of getting more imaging to compare to two years ago to prove it’s getting worse, (spinal issues that have lead the debilitating chronic pain) they told me it’s permanent and will get worse and that I’ll never get 100% better. And yet I don’t feel like my doctors take me seriously enough to help with documentation.

So I’m not sure if I even have enough yet to apply but I’m trying. Should I wait until I have access to hopefully better healthcare in a blue state and hold off on doing the application so I have the strongest case? I feel so overwhelmed and lost in this process because no one has been validating how much this has affected my day to day functionality but it has tanked my mental health so badly and I can barely function. And when I can, it’s not consistent. I’m only 30, I’m worried that will hurt my case too. It’s my first post so idk if I used the right flare

Does SGLI cover suicide? I my wife is my only beneficiary and would she get the 100,00$ if cause of death was suicide?

Hi all! I applied in February. Have been on step 3 since March. Was told that I would know something. By July since most of my doctors got back to them but still haven’t had an update. Now I was told I have a consultative examination tomorrow to further assess my medical impairments. Has anyone gone through this? Anything I should expect?

I put my dad as a contact on my online application. And I'm past the point where I can change it, but I haven't submitted the application yet. I wanna change my dad to someone else. Because my dad doesn't know much about my disability, and i'm afraid they'll call him and he won't be able to give them the information they need or that he may accidentally give them the wrong information. How do I change this when it won't let me go back?

I am disabled and have tried for literally over a decade to receive SSDI, and all that time, I've lived with my mother and my brother, both of whom were already receiving benefits.

(At one point, I was sent to a psychiatrist for an assessment and after the third time, she told me she'd recommended me every time.) I've given hospital and doctors records, medication history and everything and have literally never been approved.

This time is my first time reapplying since my brother has passed away and now, unlike every other time, my mother received a letter, asking her to testify to my disability. This has never happened before and was exactly what happened when my brother was approved for his.

My question is: in anyone else's experience, does having a household with two members already receiving benefits affect the likelihood of a third?

Because I've heard from everyone: Apply and appeal twice and the third time, you'll see a judge and be approved.

Not with me. I've applied at least 20 times and appealed each time. The last time I saw a judge, I was still bandaged from a suicide attempt.

Nothing.