SOCIAL SECURITY LAW COMMITTEE

Right now, if an individual is found to have become disabled as of a particular date, there is a five-month waiting period until they are entitled to benefits. Legislation has been introduced in both the US House and Senate aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating the number of months a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiary is required to wait from the time of their established onset date of disability to when their benefits can be paid.