Why does it take so long to get paid after I am approved

0:02 Okay, everybody, this is Attorney Anthony Reeves. Sorry for the hot proglow, but we're gonna go ahead and get this thing rocking and rolling again. And this is another legal beat tip of the day. Regarding your Social Security disability benefits, the question that I'm going to answer today is why does it take so long to get approved? Be yet, why does it take so long to get paid after you've been approved. I get that question a lot from people who get frustrated because they've gone through about a good year or two years to get their disability benefits, and in their mind, they're thinking that, Okay, now that I've been approved, I should get my disability benefits fairly quickly. Unfortunately, it doesn't always happen like that. What I like

0:43 to tell people is pretty much a couple of rules of thought. First and foremost, there are two parts of the disability process. There's the disability to determination where they found you disabled. Then there's a non disability portion. The non disability portion is totally separate from the disability. They don't even do that until they determine that you are disabled. So that's the first thing you need to keep in mind. Second of all, they usually give you some indication and some things that they mean need later. But again, if it's determined that you're not even qualified for the benefits, they're not going to go through those added steps that necessary in order to determine what you need in order to

1:19 get the payments paid to you. That's the second thing. Third, keep this thought in mind. Depending on the number of programs you qualify for, may also have an impact on how long it takes you to get paid. For instance, if it's an SSI claim, they'll process the application right there in the Social Security Office, so that can take about thirty days from the date you get approved. If it's a what we call a disability insurance benefits or disabled widows benefits or within a words, benefits case, that's done at a payment center in another state that's not electronically, and that usually doesn't take a whole lot of time. The problem comes in is there's things that are offset or if there's little quirks that pop up. And when you say about

2:00 quirks, what do you mean, Well, let's say you got workers comp If you receive workers compensation benefits, then there's going to be an offset that may take a little while for them to calculate. If you got VA benefits, They're going to need to determine what types of the game, say, what types of VA benefits they are, because there might be an offset there.

2:20 If you have SSI only and you have resources, they're going to need to determine what the resources are. If you have multiple programs, I mean SSI and DIB or DWB, those programs offset one another, so they're gonna have to calculate those as well. If you need a representative paye meaning somebody to handle your money, that's something else that can be at all of these things. I know I've hit them kind of quickly because I can go into them in detail. If you like, please let me know when you can post a comment here and I'll be more happy to hit each one individually.

2:52 But the reality is is that once you get approved, there are various steps that Social Security has to do in order to put you in pay status, and sometimes those steps are not quick. As a whole. We typically tell people is it takes anywhere from sixteen to ninety days for them to work out all the kings and for you to start receiving your back pay as well as your monthly payment. Like I said, and I think I've addressed this before.

3:15 When in doubt, be patient. The system always works itself out. It's the federal government. Trust they've been doing this for decades, not century decades, so they know what they're doing. If there's any concern, always give them a call and ask them what can you do to help make the process quicker. My name's Anthony Reeves. I'm giving you the hot pro glow.

3:35 I know that light isn't messing with you, and this is your legal bied tip of the day. Why did it take so long for me to get paid once I've been approved