When to expect payment? - Disabilities Message Board

glasson92 · 07-07-2008, 04:12 PM

My husbands case got out of quality review last week, we received a letter dated July 3, 2008 that he was "medically approved" and will receive another letter soon. His file was sent electronically to local office but they haven't scanned it in yet. We are set up for direct deposit and were told once the local office has file they can take application over the phone for the kids benefits. There is no SSI involved just stritcly ss disability. When should we expect any $. I have heard it could take some time only if there is ssi involved, that is why they send it to your local office b/c they pay that, but if there is no ssi then was the medical decision sent to the payment center as well as local office. I am confused b/c some people say they receive back pay before getting a letter. Does the local office process the payment or is it the payment center in Baltimore?

lynn31326 · 07-07-2008, 09:11 PM

If if is also getting SSI will it done at your local officet that's why they always come first, with payment and backpay.
If you know your payment center is MD, then that's where the SSDI will be processed.

jean1221 · 07-07-2008, 09:35 PM

it is not paid by your local office. It is sent to payment processing. It can take up to 60 days. Once it gets to payment center they calculate to see what your backpay is then they scan it to see if you owe any back taxes, childsupport, statepayment ect. But you can call and check to see if they have an amout and a date throgh the 800 # also if there was an attorney he gets paid first. There is realy no way to know it may take just days or it could take weeks.

lynn31326 · 07-08-2008, 11:27 AM

Allow me to expand my answer,

SSI is calculated in your local office, approved Then transmitted to the payment center for payment. This is why SSI payments come before SSDI payments, SSDI payments are calculated in the payment center
If you are geting both you will see the any letters about an SSI payment is sent from your local office, and SSDI payments come from the payment center that services your area.

Sorry for the mix up

glasson92 · 07-08-2008, 12:16 PM

When we got the "medical approval" it stated we would recieve another letter regarding all the non-medical so then this is coming from the payment center? I was told last week that his file got sent electronically to the local office but when we called the 800# today they said it went to payment center in Maryland. So we are very confused b/c as of yesterday the local office hasn't scanned in his file. Does the local office get the file b/c of dependents?