Benefits Planner: Disability | You're Approved 


When Your Benefits Start 
If your application is approved , your first Social Security benefit will be paid for the sixth full month after the date we find that your disability began. For example , if your disability began on June 15 , 2018 , your first benefit would be paid for the month of December 2018, the sixth full month of disability. Social Security benefits are paid in the month following the month for which they're due. This means that the benefit due for December would be paid to you in January 2019, and so on. 

How Much You Will Receive 
The amount of your monthly disability benefit is based on your lifetime average earnings covered by Social Security. If you don't already have an estimate , you can get your online with your personal my Social Security account or use our Benefit Calculators to determine how much you would get if you became disabled right now. 

Other Payments May Affect Your Disability Benefits 
If you receive certain other government benefits, such as workers' compensation, public disability benefits, or pensions based on work not covered by Social Security for example, some government or foreign employment, the Social Security benefits payable to you and your family may be reduced. For more information about how these benefits can affect your Social Security payments , refer to the following publications : How Workers' Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefit ; Windfall Elimination Provision ; or Government Pension Offset. Related Information Income Taxes And Your Social Security Benefits. 

Medicare Coverage If You're Disabled 
We automatically enroll you in Medicare after you get disability benefits for two years. The two parts of Medicare we enroll you in are hospital insurance and medical insurance. Hospital insurance Part A helps pay for inpatient hospital bills and some follow - up care. The taxes you paid while you were working financed this coverage 

user: I have been approved for disability payments but don't know when they will start can you please tell me when my first payment will be?

assistant: When was your application approved?

user: My application was approved on November 12th, 2019.

assistant: Did you receive notification of the approval?

user: No I did not received notification of this approval.

user: I submitted the application early in November and approval was to be emailed to me. My email address changed so that is why I did not receive the notification. When will my first payment be paid into my bank account?

assistant: I see your application was approved on November 12, 2019 so your first payment will be made after the sixth full month after your disability  began which would be May 12, 2020.

user: Is there any further help for low-income medicare beneficiaries?

assistant: Yes there is help for low-income medicare beneficiaries but only your state can decide if you qualify for this assistance.

user: Where can I find out if I qualify?

assistant: You can find this information on the Medicare's page. The information is given under the section "Who Can Get Medicare?" section of the Medicare booklet or you could visit Medicare.gov and find it there.