Does US Soc.Sec. disability continue past the Soc.Security retirement age?

Question

Not sure if both are collectable at the nominal-67...or just 1?

Answer 1

It depends if someone is getting SSI (Supplemental Security Income) or SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance).

SSI is welfare for someone who has a disability that prevents them from holding meaningful employment or is elderly, but who did not work at a job covered by Social Security long enough to qualify for benefits under their work record. Someone getting SSI is not supposed to have very many assets at all, and total household income has to be low enough to qualify for benefits, since it is welfare.

SSDI is for someone who has a disability that prevents them from working, but who did have a job covered by Social Security where they worked long enough to qualify for benefits.

If someone gets SSI, when they get older, it will probably continue, since they would then be qualified by being elderly (and disabled). They would only get that one payment.

Is someone is getting SSDI, when they reach retirement age, the benefits will convert to retirement Social Security benefits. They would only get one check per month. The amount might be higher, since there is a different formula used to calculate retirement benefits instead of the formula used to calculate disability benefits.

Answer 2

Yes, it does. There's a very good reason for it:
If you are disabled & on SS, then quite frankly, you dont' HAVE any SS Retirement because you haven't paid anything into it.

Answer 3

just the one.

Answer 4

No...