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How does back pay for Social Security disability work ?


Social Security disability back pay is based on your date of onset and date of entitlement. What is a date of onset? Simply, the date you became unable to work due to your condition or conditions.

Additionally, Social Security has established a five-month waiting period, for which you are never paid. For example, if you worked until 2/15/07 your date of entitlement (the date your are entitled to a disability benefit) would be 8/07.

Some individuals will have to use the Social Security appeals process to achieve a disability allowance, and if your disability claim has to go hearing it may take months.

Using the example above, if Social Security allowed your claim at a hearing in 8/09, you would receive a back payment to 8/07.



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