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How are SSDI and SSI different?

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SSDI is only for the elderly, while SSI is for the younger generation.
SSDI is only for the elderly, while SSI is for the younger generation.

SSDI is managed by the federal government and SSI is managed by the states.
SSDI is managed by the federal government and SSI is managed by the states.

SSDI is an insurance program paid out of the Social Security Trust fund and SSI is a needs-based program.
SSDI is an insurance program paid out of the Social Security Trust fund and SSI is a needs-based program.

One of them is only for workers who have been injured on the job.

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Correct answer: SSDI is an insurance program paid out of the Social Security Trust fund and SSI is a needs-based program.

Briefly: SSDI is based on prior work (insurance) and funded by Social Security payroll taxes; SSI is a means-tested cash program funded by general revenues for low-income disabled, blind, or elderly individuals.