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 , so it is provided at no cost to you. Medical ins

user: Hey, good morning, how yo doing. Look, i need to know some things about a possible effect on my disability payments for other payments, could you help me?

assistant: That would apply if you are receiving other government payments. Are you currently receiving any of those?

user: No, i'm not receiving any of those right now.

user: What can you tell me about being of low income and receiving medicare?

assistant: Well, if you are a individual in that scenario, you certainly could be eligible for an Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs.

user: Well, that would be useful. do you have any other place i can ask for more information about medicare coverage?

assistant: Sure. You can use Medicare toll free number. There you can talk with a medicare representative.

user: I'll make sure to get it. After what period can i be eligible for Medicare Coverage? And what can offer me Medicare?

assistant: Well, if you have been receiving disability benefits for at least two years straight, you get automatically enrolled in Medicare. That means you get signed up in hospital insurance and medical insurance, which can help you to pay some of your medical expenses plus receive some medical follow up.