Can someone be on SSI and Disability? How does it work?

are you talking about SSI and SSDI? nowadays, when you apply for 1 program, you apply for both...so if you were eligible, they should have given it to you. for SSDI, you need work credits-----or you need to be disabled prior to age 22 and have a parent on SSDI or ss retirement.. the maximum federal amount would be 718 combined. if your SSI is being reduced because you are living in the household of another---you need to be paying your share of the housing expenses to get it increased...the federal base amount is 698 for SSI some states have a supplement

If you are disabled, that is why you are getting SSI. You have no other reason to get government assistance. If you can work at least part time, that is the way to go. Talk to your case worker.

There is no other, unless you mean ssdi. But to get that you need to have worked for 10+ years before becoming disabled. You most likely do not qualify for that as you originally would of got that if you qualified for that. The reason you get so little is because its not meant to be a replacement for a paycheck. Its only supplemental. There is also the fact that there are millions on ssi who are not truly disabled. People with pseudo-disabilities who just want a free check.

Are you talking about SSI and SSDI? If so, no I believe you will get one or the other when you apply for disability. SSDI is based on your work history, while SSI is only based on your assets and income.

You have to work, and pay FICA taxes, your employer(s) match, earning work credits. You must earn enough work credits to be eligible, Benefits are based on how much you paid in. http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10072.html I know it doesn't sound "fair", But is it fair most people over age 50 receiving SSDI, in most cases paid nearly $200,000 out of their paychecks into social security/Medicare, while others didn't?