Social Security Disability Guide:
Overview of Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability is a type of compensation available to people who are incapable of working, if they meet certain requirements. It is compensation from the federal, rather than the state, government. This system is run by an agency referred to as the "Social Security Administration," which is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.Social Security Disability is different from workers' compensation disability. Social Security Disability has a different administrative procedure and different requirements for compensation.
An important difference between Social Security Disability and workers' compensation is that Social Security Disability is payable whether the claimant cannot work due to a work-related injury or some other medical reason. [On the other hand, workers' compensation is only available if the disability is due to a work-related injury].