If your application is approved, your first Social Security benefit will be paid for the sixth full month after the date we find that your disability began.

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For example, if your disability began on June 15, , your first benefit would be paid for the month of December , the sixth full month of disability. Social Security benefits are paid in the month following the month for which they're due.

This means that the benefit due for December would be paid to you in January , and so on. The amount of your monthly disability benefit is based on your lifetime average earnings covered by Social Security. If you don't already have an estimate, you can get your Social Security Statement online or use our Benefit Calculators to determine how much you would get if you became disabled right now.

Benefits Planner Home Calculators Retirement Disability How You Qualify How You Apply You're Approved Family Benefits Your Continuing Eligibility Survivors. When Your Benefits Start If your application is approved, your first Social Security benefit will be paid for the sixth full month after the date we find that your disability began.

How Much You Will Receive The amount of your monthly disability benefit is based on your lifetime average earnings covered by Social Security. For more information about your benefits, refer to the following: Other Payments May Affect Your Disability Benefits ; Medicare Coverage If You're Disabled ; and Taxes And Your Benefits.

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