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FaithS · 11-28-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeMac

. . . Apparently the 5 month waiting period starts the month AFTER I became disabled which would be August 1st, so counting from that point it would be December 1st that makes the 5 months. They say I am eligible beginning January 2009 which is the month AFTER I am eligible. My checks will not be starting until the END of the month following the month I am eligible, SO in conclusion to my SSDI benefits it appears that I won' be getting a check until 2 months after my waiting period ends.....I wonder if I will be getting 2 months benefits at that time?.....

The same thing happened to me:

I "became disabled" on April 27, 2008. Five months later is October, and checks are delayed one month, and come out at the end of the month, so I received my first check on Nov. 26, which is actually 7 months after my disability began. And, no, I did not receive 2 monhts benefits at the time.

I was grateful that 2-1/2 of those months were during the summer, and, I worked for the school district, so I was not expecting income during those months anyways. That, and a big tax refund, and our stimulus package helped us get through the months with only one income.

~ Faith