SSI pays individuals who are disabled and meet certain low income requirements. In order to be eligible you must met the requirements for low income and few resources. Wages, pensions and sometimes food and shelter can all be considered income. 

The resources that will be looked at are bank accounts, cash, real estate and others. There are many other rules regarding eligibility for SSI that I can review with you when you visit my office.

SSD requires that you have a disability which is defined as “unable to work.” Social Security will review your case to see if you are unable to do the work that you did before and cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition. In order to be eligible, your disability has to have gone on for a year, be expected to last for a year or to result in death.

With both SSD and SSI, I feel it is important to work with a qualified attorney. In my case, you can use my experience to help you understand the eligibility requirements for social security benefits.