Disability and Public Benefits: SSI, SSDI, SDI
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Read about where to file your lawsuit or case. Information on jurisdiction and venue.
Social Security work incentives at a glance. How your earnings affect your Social Security benefits.
If you cannot afford the filing fee or other court costs, you may qualify to have these fees and costs waived by the court.
This section will give you general guidelines for how to best prepare yourself for court.
Whatever the reason, you have the right to represent yourself, to be your own lawyer in all cases in California.
Basics about all Social Security benefits programs.
Requirements and laws if they are illegally uninsured.
How to apply for SSI and how to appeal rejection.
How denials, appeals, and hearings are handled.
The Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
Browse through the statewide disability rights advocacy organization's publications, which cover many areas of the law.
Details about SDI major eligibility requirements.
The State of California administers the State Disability Insurance program, commonly referred to as SDI. It is a public disability insurance program that pays a benefit every other week.
The Disability Insurance (DI) program provides benefits to workers who are unable to work due to non work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy.
Payments are quicker for presumptive disability (PD) or presumptive blindness (PB).
American Sign Language (ASL) with English Captioning.
The application process and how incarceration affects your benefits.
Request online a review of their decision.
Coverage, file a claim, online registration, and contact info.
Sometimes, the best way to evade an abuser and reduce the risk of further violence may be to relocate and establish a new identity. Following these changes, getting a new Social Security number may also be helpful.
Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
BEST helps you find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers.