How much money will I get if my Social Security Disability claim is approved?

At each stage of your life, my Social Security” is for you. Your personal online my Social Security account is a valuable source of information beginning in your working years and continuing throughout the time you receive Social Security benefits.

If you receive benefits or have Medicare, you can:

Use a my Social Security online account to:

• Get your benefit verification letter;
• Check your benefit and payment information and your earnings record;
• Change your address and phone number; and
• Start or change direct deposit of your benefit payment.

If you do not receive benefits, you can:

Use a my Social Security online account to:

• Get your Social Security Statement, to review:
  • Estimates of your retirement, disability, and survivors benefits;
  • Your earnings record; and
  • The estimated Social Security and Medicare taxes you’ve paid.

• Get a benefit verification letter stating that:
  • You never received Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicare; or
  • You received benefits in the past, but do not currently receive them (The letter will include the date your benefits stopped and how much you received that year.); or
  • You applied for benefits but haven’t received an answer yet.

How do I create a my Social Security Online account?

To create an account, you must provide some personal information about yourself and give us answers to some questions that only you are likely to know. Next, you create a username and password that you will use to access your online account. This process protects you and keeps your personal Social Security information private.