Kiel Roeschke

The government offers two main types of benefits to disabled citizens. The first is SSD or SSDI. This is a benefit that is earned by paying into the system through income tax contributions. However, it’s important to note how it calculates this number. If you’ve only worked a part-time job up until you were disabled, you might be worried that you haven’t paid enough money through income tax contributions. But this system doesn’t track your money, it tracks the duration of your payments. SSI benefits, on the other hand, are available to those with a few financial resources but who are unable to work. This approach is means-tested, which ultimately means that you don’t need to have ever had employment in order to qualify.