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For example, legally blind people can earn up to $2,590 per month and still receive benefits. Once you reach full retirement age, SSDI benefits will convert into retirement benefits.
being a resident of 65 years of age or older; being a resident between the ages of 18 and 64, and is determined by the State to be physically or mentally disabled, partially or fully; and; being a resident of any age who is determined by the State to be legally blind. [9]
In order to be eligible for SSI, a person must meet the definition of being aged, disabled, or blind. Aged – Being deemed aged consists of attaining the age of 65 or older. [ 25 ] In some cases benefits can be claimed at the age of 62. [ 26 ]
Effect of Age on Disability Eligibility Social Security examines whether a disability claimant’s condition would interfere with being able to do the sort of work the person has done for pay over ...
In 1987, it was estimated that 598,000 people in the United States met the legal definition of blindness. [87] Of this number, 58% were over the age of 65. [87] In 1994–1995, 1.3 million Americans reported legal blindness. [88]
Americans who worked long enough to have paid into the Social Security system can get Social Security Disability Insurance benefits if they become disabled to the point that they can no longer ...
For non-blind people, the amount set by the SSA for 2009-10 was $980 per month. [3] If a claimant were to earn more than the set amount, they would no longer be considered disabled by the SSA, regardless of their medical condition, and their benefits would cease after two further disability checks. [4]
1974 – Supplemental Security Income, a United States government program that provides stipends to low-income people who are either blind or otherwise disabled, or aged 65 or older [107] was created in 1974 to replace federal-state adult assistance programs that served the same purpose.