Call or visit your local social security office.
Steps to file for social security disability.
Before you apply.
Fill out the online child disability report.
In order to obtain social security disability benefits you must qualify under the very stringent guidelines the social security administration has put forth.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing you can call us at tty 1 800 325 0778.
The good news is that the process has improved over time and you can more easily navigate through it to better understand your qualifications even before you apply.
The following is general information only.
Contact social security right away to find out whether the income and resources of the parents and the child are within the allowed limits and to start the ssi application process.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our toll free tty number 1 800 325 0778 between 8 00 a m.
Complete your application online.
Call our toll free telephone number 1 800 772 1213.
If you are ready to apply now you can.
You can apply for disability benefits online or if you prefer you can apply by calling our toll free number 1 800 772 1213 our representatives there can make an appointment for your application to be taken over the telephone or at any convenient social security office.
Social security uses the same medical determination process for both ssi and ssd.
You must also meet the work credit requirements for social security disability insurance ssdi or the resource limits for supplemental security income ssi.
The social security and supplemental security income disability programs provide assistance to people with disabilities.
You may contact your local social security office by telephone or make an office visit or you can call the toll free social security number to have a disability claim taken or scheduled for you at your local office.
The social security act and related regulations rulings and case law should be used or cited as authority for the social security disability programs.
This page provides detailed information about disability benefits and can help you understand what to expect from social security during the disability process.
Frequently asked questions step 4.
If your answer to step five is no then you probably meet the definition of disabled for the purposes of social security disability or ssi.
The evaluation process is known as the five step sequential evaluation process.
The first step in the disability process is to contact the social security administration to schedule your disability interview.
At the end of the report we will ask you to sign a form that gives the child s doctor s permission to give us.
Steps to successfully apply for social security disability published mon feb 1 2016 10 05 am est updated mon feb 1 2016 10 05 am est kelli b.