The alkaline phosphatase test (ALP) is used to help detect liver disease or bone disorders. In conditions affecting the liver, damaged liver cells release increased amounts of ALP into the blood. This test is often used to detect blocked bile ducts because ALP is especially high in the edges of cells that join to form bile ducts.
If you are eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI, or sometimes just SSD) benefits, the amount you receive each month will be based on your average lifetime earnings before your disability began. It is not based on how severe your disability is or how much income you have. Most SSDI recipients receive between $700 and $1,700 per month (the average for 2018 is $1,197). However, if you are receiving disability payments from other sources, as discussed below, your payment may be reduced. Calculating Your Social Security Disability Payment The amount of money you will receive from Social Security on a monthly basis is unique for every individual. This is due to the fact that the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a complex weighted formula in order to calculate benefits for each person, up to the maximum benefit of $2,788 in 2018. Social Security bases your retirement and disability benefits on the amount of income on which you've paid Social Security taxesâcalled covered earnings.
The average Social Security payment for retired workers in 2014 is about $1,300. For 22 percent of married couples and 47 percent of single people, Social Security accounts for 90 percent or more of their income in retirement, the Social Security Administration reports.ccording to the National Institute on Retirement Security, 45 percent of working-age households have no retirement savings at all. Among people 55 to 64, average household retirement savings total only $12,000.