- Money
Social Security Disability Insurance: How To Check Your Eligibility and Apply
Thinking of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance? Here's how to check your eligibility and apply.
Blake Stimac Writer
Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a keyboard, you'll most likely find him playing video games, watching horror flicks, or hunting down a good churro.
See full bio
Blake Stimac
April 11, 2025 3:15 a.m. PT
4 min read
Getty Images/CNET
Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, is a program that provides monthly payments to disabled workers, adult children and widows or widowers. The program requires a qualifying diagnosis that prevents an individual from working for at least a year or a diagnosis that is expected to result in death.
However, just meeting the minimum requirements doesn't automatically guarantee that you'll receive SSDI. Instead, applicants must provide a considerable amount of evidence to confirm qualification, and [...]