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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter IIISocial Security Administration400 – 499
Part 416Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled416.101 – 416.2227
Subpart CFiling of Applications416.301 – 416.360
General Provisions416.301 – 416.305
§ 416.301Introduction.
§ 416.302Definitions.
§ 416.305You must file an application to receive supplemental security income benefits.
Applications416.310 – 416.327
§ 416.310What makes an application a claim for benefits.
§ 416.315Who may sign an application.
§ 416.320Evidence of authority to sign an application for another.
§ 416.325When an application is considered filed.
§ 416.327Pilot program for photographic identification of disability benefit applicants in designated geographic areas.
Effective Filing Period of Application416.330 – 416.335
§ 416.330Filing before the first month you meet the requirements for eligibility.
§ 416.335Filing in or after the month you meet the requirements for eligibility.
Filing Date Based Upon a Written Statement or Oral Inquiry416.340 – 416.350
§ 416.340Use of date of written statement as application filing date.
§ 416.345Use of date of oral inquiry as application filing date.
§ 416.350Treating a title II application as an oral inquiry about SSI benefits.
Deemed Filing Date Based on Misinformation416.351
§ 416.351Deemed filing date in a case of misinformation.
Withdrawal of Application416.355 – 416.360
§ 416.355Withdrawal of an application.
§ 416.360Cancellation of a request to withdraw.