ssi, disabilty, my disabilty benefits are bigger than my SSI benefits why?

Question

i was told by social security my disabilty benefits are around 600, and ssi will start in may. why is disabilty more than ssi, and why does ssi start on may no now, plus i will receive a check for 1200 i made my claim on october why im receiving that payment. does the payments come in the mail? i aske because they don have my checking account routing number.

Answer 1

Soc Sec disability benefits start paying six months after you became disable. The amount of Soc Sec Disability is based on your work history. SSI is not based on work history and the maximum payment is just over $600. The $1200 check is to make up somewhat for the months you did not receive any payment.

The qualifications for SS Disability and SSI are about the same. Except for SSI you can't have anything worth more than a total of $2000.00 and you may be eligible for food stamps and Medicaid through your state's system.