An official letter from the Social Security Administration explaining its decision on your disability benefits and, if benefits are payable, spelling out the amount you will get each month.

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A procedure by which an applicant challenges a decision by the Social Security Administration. The appeals process has four main steps: (1) reconsideration, (2) administrative law judge, (3) Appeals C [..]

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Benefits that go to family members, based on a worker's earnings record with the Social Security Administration. Also known as family benefits or dependent benefits.

The dollar amount used to calculate your monthly Social Security benefit if you attained age 62 or became disabled (or died) before 1978. The AME is determined by dividing total earnings in the comput [..]

A wage earner's base years for computing Social Security benefits are the years after 1950 up to the year of entitlement to retirement or disability insurance benefits. For a survivor's clai [..]

An individual who receives benefits. AARP Discounts

The application form you must complete and sign to receive Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments or Medicare. You can apply for retirement, disability, Medicare and spo [..]

The age at which your total collected Social Security benefits would be equal, if started at two different times. The break-even point reflects the fact that benefits claimed later pay higher amounts [..]