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How Disabled Indigent Individuals Can Qualify For SSI Payments

As an indigent disabled individual, you may qualify for additional government assistance with the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This program is designed to help indigent disabled Americans afford the basic living and medical needs they sometimes cannot meet through other support methods.

You must file your application and be approved, a process made easier with a South Florida Social Security disability lawyer. During the process, you will need to provide proof of disability before your claim can be considered. Your disability must prevent you from performing substantial gainful activity, have lasted or is expected to last 12 months or more, or result in death.

Once you have been approved as having a medically determinable disability, you must provide evidence of indigent status to qualify for SSI payments. SSI is designed to help low-income disabled individuals meet their daily needs through supplemental disability benefits. Therefore, your income, assets, and resources cannot be over a certain amount to qualify.

For an indigent disabled individual to be considered for SSI payments, you must not be earning a substantial income nor have non-essential assets/resources that could be converted to cash to provide for basic necessities. There are many parameters the SSA looks at to determine what does and does not qualify for income and assets/resources in awarding SSI benefits.

When you qualify for Social Security disability benefits you may be considered indigent and eligible for SSI benefits as well. For help in determining the SSI payments for indigent adults and children, you can work with a South Florida Social Security disability lawyer to file for and claim your benefits.

Contacting a South Florida Social Security Disability Lawyer 

Filing for Social Security disability benefits is complicated and time-consuming, but at LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A., our team of disability attorneys is ready for the challenge. We like to empower our clients by providing a FREE Social Security disability guide so you can learn more about the process of filing for disability benefits. When you're ready to get started, contact The Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A. to begin your claim. Our state-of-the-art, customized intake and database system means less hassle, so you can focus on what's most important to you instead of having to spend your days wading through confusing legalese and legal red tape. Call today - 1-888-234-5758.