Benefits
& Insurance
Comparison
of Benefits
for SSDI, SSI and SDI
- SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
(Federal)
- SSI
- Supplemental Security Income (Federal)
- SDI
- State Disability Insurance (California)
- SSA
- Social Security Administration
| Benefits |
SSDI |
SSI |
SDI |
| Amount |
$1 to
approximately $1700 per month,
depending upon your FICA pay
in. |
$870
per month. SSI supplements
your total income to this
level, and income from any
other source is subtracted
from the $856. |
$50
to $885 per week, depending
upon your Cal. SDI/SUI pay
in. |
| Waiting
Period |
Five
months from date of disability. |
None,
other than waiting for approval
of application, at which point
you may receive a retroactive
award back to the date of application
(if you did not receive presumptive
SSI in the meantime.) |
Seven
days, waived in certain
circumstances such as hospitalization. |
| Duration
of Benefits |
As
long as disability continues. |
As
long as disability continues. |
Generally 52
weeks max. unless benefits
are exhausted earlier. |
For
more information, see the Social
Security Planner.
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