After how many months do you receive your first Social Security Disability check?

To determine when you receive your first Social Security Disability (SSD) check, it is essential to understand the waiting period associated with SSD benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) imposes a five-month waiting period for individuals eligible to receive disability benefits. This waiting period begins the month after the applicant’s disability onset date. Therefore, benefits are not paid for the first five months of disability, resulting in the first SSD check typically being issued six months after the disability begins.

This means that after the five-month waiting period, the first check is issued at the end of the sixth month following the determined onset of the disability, which aligns with receiving the first payment in the sixth month. Thus, the correct comprehension of this waiting period indicates that the first check does indeed arrive after six months of being deemed disabled under the SSA guidelines.