Social Security Disability in Jersey City, NJ
Qualifications to receive SSDI and SSI benefits in Jersey City
Jersey City workers who are disabled and unable to work may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Social Security Disability Insurance is offered by the Federal Government to workers who have a severe mental or physical health condition which does not allow the worker to perform substantial gainful activity (SGA) for at least 12 continuous months.
Workers will only qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance in Jersey City if they have worked jobs “covered” by Social Security and paid enough in payroll taxes to be considered “insured” by the Social Security Administration. Jersey City workers will generally need 20 to 40 work credits to qualify, and the amount of credits will depend on the age of the worker at the time of their disability.
Auxiliary Social Security Disability Insurance benefits may also be paid to qualifying widows, children, and widowers. Social Security Disability Insurance in Jersey City may also provide Medicare to claimants 24 months after the onset date of their disability.
Claimants who have not worked, who have worked but not paid taxes or who have not worked outside of the home will not qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance in Jersey City. The Federal Government does, however, offer Supplemental Security Income benefits to the blind, aged (65 years or older) or disabled. SSI in Jersey City is only given to those qualifying claimants who have limited resources and income. SSI recipients may also be eligible for Medicaid, in most states, at the time of approval.
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Applying for benefits is the beginning process of receiving benefits. See the next section for information on how to apply for benefits in Jersey City.
Claimants who live in Jersey City or in any of the other city in the area including: Newark, Guttenberg, West New York, New York, Hoboken, North Arlington or Lyndhurst can contact the Social Security Administration in any of the following ways:
- Visiting their website at www.socialsecurity.gov.
- Calling the Social Security Administration Office at 1-800-772-1213.
- Visiting the nearest Jersey City Social Security Administration Regional Office. To locate the nearest Jersey City Social Security Administration Office in your area visit the Social Security Administration site at www.socialsecurity.gov. Go to the Social Security Office locator page for Jersey City and enter you zip code. This page will provide the address of the nearest Jersey City Social Security Administration Office
New Jersey SSDI or SSI claimants have 60 days to file a Social Security Disability Appeal. There are several steps in the New Jersey Social Security Disability appeals process and appeal activities are managed through the Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) for the New York Region services the residents of New York, New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Contact information for the New York ODAR office is listed below.
Social Security Administration,
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review,
Room 34-102,
26 Federal Plaza,
New York, New York 10278
Telephone: (212) 264-4036
Fax: (212) 264-1519
Each request for a hearing is processed by one of the Social Security Administration’s 14 hearing offices and 1 satellite office. The address and phone number for the Newark Regional Hearing Office, which services Jersey City, is listed below.
Social Security Administration,
Office of Adjudication and Review,
3rd Floor,
1100 Raymond Blvd.,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (877) 405-9798
Fax: (973) 645-2467
The Social Security Administration Regional Hearing Office services the following Social Security Administration Field Offices in New Jersey: Clifton, East Orange, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Montclair, New Brunswick, Newark, Newton, Parsippany, Paterson, Somerville, Springfield Ave, Union Township, and Woodbridge
The Disability Determination Services (DDS) office, funded entirely through the Social Security Administration (SSA), makes disability determinations for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for claimants in Jersey City and throughout the state of New Jersey.
Claimants may file their Jersey City SSI and SSDI claims at the local Social Security Field Office and their Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income applications are forwarded to DDS for a disability determination. The New Jersey DDS office is listed below.
Division of Disability Determination Services,
Department of Labor and Workforce Development,
1 John Fitch Plaza,
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: 609-777-1001
According to the Social Security Administration, the SSA field offices in Jersey City provide a full range of services for disability claimants. Jersey City Applicants may submit their SSDI or SSI applications at the Jersey City Field Office, replace their Social Security cards, make changes to their benefits information or the SSA will help Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources apply for extra help with the cost of their prescription drugs under the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program. All of the SSA Field Offices for the state of New Jersey are listed below.
Social Security Administration,
3000 Kennedy Blvd,
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 1-800-772-1213