What happens to Social Security disability when you turn 65?
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Q. My sister has been collecting Social Security disability and has been on Medicare since she had a stroke seven years ago. She is turning 65 on Dec. 30. WIll Social Security automatically convert her disability into retirement payments? Also, will she now be eligible for Medicaid along with Medicare? Sister
These federal benefits can be confusing, so let’s go through it.
There are two types of federal disability benefits: Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, and Supplemental Security Income, or SSI.
SSDI is paid by the Social Security Administration and provides payments to those who qualify medically, have amassed the necessary work history within a recent time frame and paid Social Security taxes on their earnings, said Claudia Mott, a certified financial planner with Epona Financial Solutions in Basking Ridge.