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Current UK Benefits. Universal Credit Some areas of the UK are currently offering Universal Credit to all new applicants, whereas some areas are offering it only to new applicants who are single with no health issues. Contact Us. Start Here. If you have any of the following symptoms, or any combination of these or other symptoms that prevent you from working, you might qualify for Social Security benefits: Difficulty with walking and other motor skills Difficulty seeing Difficulty concentrating or completing simple tasks Difficulty remembering Extreme fatigue, regardless of sleep Speech impairment Side effects of medication s While SSI and SSDI provide different benefits, SSA uses the same disability determination process for both.
Here are a few related topics that may interest you. Our MS Navigators help identify solutions and provide access to the resources you are looking for. Call or contact us online. Many believe this is the result of the immune system attacking a healthy part of the body. MS can cause a large range of symptoms from numbness and fatigue to paralysis and blindness.
How MS affects a person varies, which means some people living with MS may qualify for disability benefits while others may not. A person living with MS may qualify for one of the following benefits programs as a result of their symptoms. A person can purchase the plans on their own or may be able to get them through their employer. When an employer offers short-term disability benefits, the person often has to go through a short waiting period before receiving benefits.
Coverage typically only lasts a few weeks, though this can vary based on the company a person works for or their insurance plans. A person should check with their employer to see how much and how long their short-term disability will cover. Short-term disability does not guarantee a person will be able to return to their job. In other words, an employer can terminate an employee while they receive short-term disability.
Long-term disability benefits often work in conjunction with short-term disability benefits. Several employers offer long-term disability benefits that typically start once short-term benefits end. In order to qualify for SSDI, a person needs to fulfill the following criteria:.
People living with MS who do not meet the criteria for long-term disability may be able to receive short-term disability through their employer. The SSA defines criteria needed to apply for long-term disability for a variety of health conditions, including MS. They include these criteria in a document known as Listing of Impairments, or the Listing. The second criterion states that a person needs to have a definite limitation in physical functioning along with at least one of the following:.
These include:. Disabilities come in several different forms. A person living with MS may fit into one or more types of disability since MS can affect their movement, vision, mental cognition, and health. When a person receives short- or long-term disability insurance from work, they should talk with their human resources HR department.
The HR department should have information on the steps a person needs to take to activate their short-term disability benefits.
A person living with MS should talk with a doctor about their condition. Their doctor may recommend starting the process of applying for SSDI if they suspect or have documented that the symptoms could last longer than 12 months.
Before applying, a person should talk with their doctor about the application process. To help with the application process, a person should make sure they know:.
The SSA also offers a list of information a person should gather before applying. A person can access the list here.
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