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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are both federal programs that provide cash payments to people who meet the federal definition of disabled.. But the similarities between the two programs end there. Here are the three main differences between them. SSI Is a Means-Tested Program, SSDI Is an Entitlement Program. Although both SSI and SSDI are administered by the Social Security Administration, the two programs have vastly different financial requirements.
For the vast majority of claimants, winning a claim will involve proving that they have functional limitations that rule out the ability to engage in work activity. In the Social Security Disability and SSI system, a simple diagnosis of a condition will not result in an approval for benefits. The emphasis is on how the individual's condition affects, and limits, their ability to engage in normal daily activities, and the ability to perform work activity.