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If you arc fully insured and have worked under social security onehalf of the 10 years just before you get disabled, and if you are so severely disabled that you cannot do any kind of ‘‘substantial gainful work”.then you and your qualified dependents (wife, dependent husband, or children! can start receiving monthly benefits when you are 50 years old. If you are already 50 years old or older when you become disabled, you have to wait 6 months before your payments can begin. (The 6-month waiting period will in many cases jielp you. your doctor, and the government tell whether you are only temporarily disabled or whether your disability will be expected to last indefinitely or end in death.)

But to get the “freeze” or disability benefits.or any other social security benefits.you must Security Administration.

Question: If I met both the work and disability requirements, how much would my disability benefits be?

Answer: They’re based on your average monthly earnings, the same as though you had reached retirement age.

The Social Security Administration has a booklet (Number 30)

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