Patent ID: 7260548
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining Social Security disability insurance benefits (SSDI) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for a disabled individual, recovering overpaid benefits made by a third party and providing services to the disabled individual after obtaining SSDI from the SSA comprising: determining if the disabled individual qualifies to receive SSDI; obtaining from the disabled individual by a service provider preauthorization for direct recovery of the overpaid benefits from a deposit account; filing a claim with the SSA for SSDI on behalf of the disabled individual; obtaining SSDI for the disabled individual as a result of the filing of the claim with the SSA, said SSDI being directly deposited by the SSA into the deposit account; and electronically recovering from the deposit account by use of a computer by the service provider a preauthorized, predetermined amount of overpaid benefits previously provided to the disabled person by the third party, after the deposit of SSDI by the SSA in the deposit account.