Sunday, October 5, 2008

Disability Benefits: Disabled Widow Benefits

Social Security allows a widow at age fifty to receive benefits off of their spouse's record if they meet the disability criteria for payment. Here is what you need to know on qualifying for disabled windows benefits.

If you are a widow that was married to your spouse when the passed away or you were divorced but married for at minimum ten years, you may be fit for disabled widows benefits. A disabled widow receives payment from this deceased spouse's record; if you are not eligible for disability benefits on your own work record you can still qualify for a disabled widow boost from your spouse.

To meet the disability requirements for Social Security you may need to hold a condition probable to persist for 12 cycles or longer that prevents you based on data from working. When you ask for disabled widows benefits you will need your birth certificate for proof of citizenship, your marriage certificate or divorce decree for proof of relationship, and your spouse's death certificate. After Social Security takes your disabled widow say they will transfer your state of affairs to your State's Disability Determination Agency for evaluation. The State normally takes 120 days to evaluate your disability.

If the State approves your disability, your case are able to be transferred back to Social Security and sent to a regional payment center for payment. It takes Social Security 30 to 60 days at the payment center before you plans to implement receiving your payments. To learn more nearly disability benefits visit the website “Social Security Laid Bare.”

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