Category: Disability Eligibility

SSI for Children: How Social Security Decides, and What California Families Should Know

Author: WILLIAM M. ZIMMERMAN

June 24, 2026

Raising a child with a serious medical or developmental condition is exhausting in ways that are hard to explain to anyone who has not done it. The appointments, the paperwork, the fight to get services at school, the income you gave up to be available. Supplemental Security Income can help, and many California families who […]

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Can You Get Disability if You Have Never Worked?

Author: WILLIAM M. ZIMMERMAN

January 22, 2024

“How much does social security disability pay if you never worked?” This is a question we hear quite often. Disability benefits in the United States are often associated with work history, as contributions through work provide the basis for programs like Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). However, individuals who have never worked or have been […]

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