Helping Others Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits

The Third-Party Disability Application Video Series provides instructions for people assisting members of the public with filing a disability application by paper or online. The video series will walk you through the necessary forms and steps needed to file a complete third-party disability application for the person you are assisting. 
This is Video 1 "Helping Others Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits" which guides you through the important points of filing a disability application on someone’s behalf, including the forms that you need to submit and best practices to follow.
Additional videos in this series are:
Video 2, “The Application Package” reviews the application package for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf: • Helping Others File an...
Video 3, “Additional Information & Forms” outlines additional information and forms for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf: • Helping Others File an...
Video 4, ""Tips & Best Practices" which provides tips and best practices for filing a disability application online on someone’s behalf: • Helping Others File an...
Jump To:
1:08 Apply online for Disability Benefits (www.ssa.gov/ap...)
1:40 Apply online for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (www.ssa.gov/ap...)
1:57 Apply for SSI by paper application using SSA-8000 (www.ssa.gov/fo...)
2:20 Disability Determination Process (www.ssa.gov/di...)
For more information about the Third Party Disability Application Series, visit www.ssa.gov/th....
To learn more about applying for Social Security benefits, visit www.ssa.gov/apply.