can anyone tell me what is the max amount a person can draw on social securty and the max on ssdi?

Answer 1

For SSDI it looks like the maximum is $1,531 per this page of the SSA site:

http://www.ssa.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/paymentsystem_factsheet.html

The maximum retirement benefit for 2008 is $2,185 per this page of the SSA site:

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5&p_created=955050377&p_sid=sAYxitTi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjAsMjAmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPTIsNDkmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0yLjQ5JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=&p_topview=1

Answer 2

This varies depending on you. There are many factors involved.

To get a rough ideal of your monthly amount, go to the Social Security Online Calculator of benefits at http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/AnypiaApplet.html for more info. For a detailed quote, check out http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/AnypiaApplet.html and choose what you would like.

You can find a lot of information online by using the Red Book, provided by the Social Security Department. Go to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/main.htm for all kinds of good information.

Answer all of the questions to get a rough idea of what you will be getting. Also remember that every year, a beneficiary will receive a raise, or rather a gain in the amount of money you receive based on standard living expenses amounts. The amount you get increased in 2008 by something like 3.2%, and the amount of increase in 2007 was something like 3.6%. So every year, the amount of money you get goes up.

The page to find information in order to contact the Social Security Department can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/howtoreachus.htm .

I am not sure if the amount is the same, whether it is Social Security Income (SSI) (from being a senior citizen), or through Social Security Disability (SSDI) programs. But I think it is the same.

Personally, I started getting $1235 a month in 2005 (I think). I currently will start getting something like $1285 in Janurary of 2008, for SSDI. This seems to be a very high amount. Everyone I talked to at the SS Dept. said they have never seen anyone get as much per month as I do.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

http://www.ssa.gov/

Here is the Social Security website. These answers and more are here and easy to find

Answer 4

ssdi about 1500

ss about 2100 !!!