Applying for disability benefits online

What can I accomplish using the Social Security website?

Apply for Medicare, retirement or disability benefits

Review your ‘Social Security Statement’

Get the address of your local Social Security office

Request a replacement Medicare card

Find copies of all Social Security publications

Who qualifies for disability benefits?

Individuals who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death will qualify for disability benefits, per federal law

Earnings requirement: generally speaking, you must have worked long enough under Social Security and recent/often enough to qualify

If I qualify, what can I expect to receive?

Medicare benefits

Supplemental Security Income, in rare cases

Social Security payments

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