Welcome to the Social Security Disability Benefit Application

Thank you for using our online Disability application.

Before you begin...

Before you start applying for benefits, you should read Using this application in order to understand the information and documents that may be needed.

You may also want to review:

• Special Instructions For Blind Users
• Other Ways To Apply
• Medicare - For people Within 3 Months of Age 65 or Older
• Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Costs
• Internet Security Policy
• Website Policies & Other Important Information
• Social Security Accessibility Policy

We estimate that it will take between 10 and 30 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions, but this will depend on the number of questions you need to answer. The average time is approximately 15 minutes. For more information about estimates, go to the Paperwork Reduction Act .