I applied for Social Security benefits in December and recieved a call from the SS office today. The woman told me I was approved for benefits.
I found this kind of weird. Doesn't SSI send you a letter telling you this? Thank you.
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My step daughter receives SSI and they called us to let us know she was approved and then a few days later we received a letter in the mail stating the amount she would get each month.
If you indeed have been approved for benefits, you will get an award letter in the mail informing you of any back amount and your current monthly amount. If you do not receive the information within two weeks, you should make an appointment to see your case worker.
You probably will get a follow-up letter. Yes, they do normally send a letter. A copy of it goes into your file, for verification purposes. It really doesn't make a big difference, anyway, because you still don't get the benefits until they get around to starting them. But they should also tell you what date they list for your "start of disability." Then the first benefit check should be a lump sum, retroactive to that date. So either way, you still have to "hurry up and wait."
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