SSA Annual Updates

Find up-to-date information on the rates that SSA sets annually.

SSA Desktop Quick Facts 2022

	Individual	Couple
Federal Benefit Rate	$841/month	$1,261/month
Resource Limits	$2,000	$3,000

Non-Blind	Blind
$1,350/month	$2,260/month

Trial Work Period	Minimum earnings before a month will count as trial work month for SSDI beneficiaries: $970/month

Earnings to Qualify for Credits	Credits needed for Disability Benefits*
$1,510/ one quarter of coverage (QC), (i.e., "credit") Up to a max of $6,040 / four credits	If you become disabled before age 24, you generally need 1½ years of work (six credits) in the three years before you became disabled. If you are 24 through 30, you generally need credits for half of the time between age 21 and the time you became disabled. If you are disabled at age 31 or older, you generally need at least 20 credits in the 10 years immediately before you became disabled.

Earnings to Qualify for Credits

Credits needed for Disability Benefits*

$1,510/ one quarter of coverage (QC), (i.e., "credit")

Up to a max of $6,040 / four credits

If you become disabled before age 24, you generally need 1½ years of work (six credits) in the three years before you became disabled.
If you are 24 through 30, you generally need credits for half of the time between age 21 and the time you became disabled.
If you are disabled at age 31 or older, you generally need at least 20 credits in the 10 years immediately before you became disabled.

*How many credits you need for disability benefits depends on how old you are when you become disabled.

	Part A	Part B	Part D
Premium	Up to $499/month Most people don’t pay a premium because of Medicare-covered employment.	$170.10/month if 2020 income was $91,000 (individual)/ $182,900 (joint) or less	Base premium (depending on plan) plus an income-related monthly adjustment ranging from $12.40 - $77.90/month if 2020 annual income was above $91,000 (individuals)/$182,000 (joint filers)
Deductible	Hospital inpatient: $1,556 for each benefit period plus additional daily co-insurance for hospital stays longer than 60 days	$233/year then 20% of Medicare-Approved Amount for most doctor services, outpatient therapy, and durable medical equipment	Varies depending on plan.

	QMB Qualified Medicare Beneficiary	SLMB Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary	QI Qualifying Individual	QDWI Qualified Disabled and Working Individual
Income Limits	Individual: $1,153 Couple: $1,546	Individual: $1,379 Couple: $1,851	Individual: $1,549 Couple: $2,080	Individual: $4,615 Couple: $6,189
Resource Limits	Income limits differ for Alaska and Hawaii. The resource limits are the same for QMB, SLMB, and QI: $8,400 for an individual and $12,600 for a couple. The resource limits for QDWI are $4,000 for an individual and $6,000 for a couple. In addition, there is an allowance of $1,500 for a burial fund.

State	Threshold	State	Threshold
Alabama	$34,521	Montana	$39,723
Alaska	$82,847	Nebraska	$41,723
Arizona	$44,619	Nevada	$40,403
Arkansas	$42,141	New Hampshire	$40,758
California	$54,082	New Jersey	$53,202
Colorado	$50,767	New Mexico	$44,270
Connecticut	$52,750	New York	$50,534
Delaware	$46,118	North Carolina	$40,301
District of Columbia (DC)	$54,771	North Dakota	$54,889
Florida	$35,627	Ohio	$40,078
Georgia	$33,353	Oklahoma	$40,682
Hawaii	$44,962	Oregon	$39,878
Idaho	$43,936	Pennsylvania	$47,813
Illinois	$36,327	Rhode Island	$43,534
Indiana	$39,449	South Carolina	$35,798
Iowa	$46,446	South Dakota	$42,589
Kansas	$37,223	Tennessee	$37,309
Kentucky	$35,658	Texas	$45,355
Louisiana	$35,570	Utah	$49,816
Maine	$44,630	Vermont	$45,386
Maryland	$46,852	Virginia	$46,340
Massachusetts	$44,068	Washington	$46,925
Michigan	$40,275	West Virginia	$35,120
Minnesota	$66,319	Wisconsin	$44,033
Mississippi	$35,679	Wyoming	$45,675
Missouri	$47,856