The monthly payment varies up to the maximum federal benefit rate, which may be supplemented by the state. What is SSDI? Social Security Disability Insurance pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are “insured,” meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Sec...
Monthly income from Social Security Disability Insurance is calculated the same as regular retirement benefits. It depends on your lifetime average earnings that were subject to Social Security taxes. The more Social Security taxes you paid, the larger your monthly benefit checks. This program is no...
About 7.5 million people receive SSI benefits, with the maximum monthly benefit set at $943 per individual, according to Social Securitydata. By comparison, the average payment for Social Security retirement benefits is $1,907 per month. Seniors who receive regular Social Security retire...