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Originally Posted by Perna
You do not qualify for Social Seciurity/SSDI, that's a long-time work history thing. SSI is "supplemental" income to help augment what you are living on if it is decided disability is what is keeping you from working enough. The disability requirements are the same for both and they determine which/what you qualify for when you submit your one application.
I would go see a disability lawyer, because of your age, see what he has to say. It sounds to me like you do not have a clear enough, long enough history to qualify as disabled.
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You're kinda wrong on that. SSI is for people who don't have enough work credits (paying into SS) because they didn't work enough or at all. People who get disability have had to have work credits. So they've had to work a significant amount of time or paid highly into SS and worked shorter. But I don't think you can control how much you pay into it. Federal workers don't pay into it. The only way to get disability without work credits is child's disability. That's being disabled before 22 and having a parent who is retired/disabled and they give you disability based on that parent(s) work credits. When my dad retires, I'll go from ssi to disability, which will increase the amount. Seriously. It's impossible to live here off max ssi alone.