The money is always on time and ready to use without making a trip to the bank. We also pay Social Security benefits to people who have worked long enough under Social Security. Often, people can get both Social Security and SSI benefits. Social Security pays retirement benefits, disability benefits, and survivors benefits. Retirement benefits go mostly to people 62 or older and their families.
Disability benefits go to people with disabilities and their families.
Survivors benefits are paid to the families of workers who have died. Some Social Security and SSI rules are the same. A person must be unable to do any kind of work to be considered disabled under both programs. For children, slightly different rules apply. Other Social Security and SSI rules are different.