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Disability benefits, explained in plain English.

If a health condition has stopped you working, you may qualify for monthly benefits. Start with your condition — or answer three questions and we'll tell you what to do next.

48 conditions people ask us about — or browse them all.

Start the 3 questionsOr call (207) 368-7925
  • Free
  • No account
  • 3 questions
  • About 60 seconds
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Free to useNo charge, ever.
No obligationNothing happens unless you want it to.
Plain EnglishNo jargon, no runaround.
Not a government agencyIndependent and unaffiliated.

How it works

1

Answer 3 questions

Your age, whether you're working, and whether you've seen a doctor. About 60 seconds.

2

We tell you if it's worth a call

Honestly. If your situation isn't a fit right now, we'll say so and tell you what would change that.

3

Talk to a Disability Info Specialist

A person at a benefits advocacy office — not an SSA employee. They'll walk you through what happens next.

What actually decides a claim

Not the name of your condition. Social Security looks at four things, and the fourth surprises people most.

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  • Your ageThe rules get easier at 50, and easier again at 55.
  • Whether you're workingPart-time under the earnings limit does not rule you out.
  • Your medical recordsWhat a doctor wrote down that you can and cannot do.
  • Your work historyWhat your past jobs physically demanded of you.

Nobody can promise you'll qualify — including us.

What this is, and what it isn't

What we do

  • Explain how SSDI and SSI actually work, in plain language.
  • Ask three questions to see whether it's worth your time.
  • Connect you with a Disability Info Specialist at a benefits advocacy office.

What we don't do

  • We don't decide claims. Social Security does.
  • We don't work for the Social Security Administration, and we're not endorsed by them.
  • We don't charge you anything.
  • We don't need your Social Security number.

Start with your condition

48 plain-English guides to what Social Security actually measures — and why the diagnosis on its own never decides it.

Browse all 48 conditions
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You are not the only one wondering.

Millions of people between 55 and 65 stop working because of their health and never find out what they might be entitled to — often because the process looks impenetrable from the outside, or because someone told them once that they wouldn't qualify.

Finding out costs nothing and takes about a minute. If it isn't worth pursuing, we would rather tell you that than waste your afternoon.

See where you stand

Not sure where you stand?

It takes about a minute to find out, and nothing about it commits you to anything.

Call (207) 368-7925Or answer 3 questions

Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6:30pm Eastern