Follow @TIMEHealth. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).ollow @TIMEHealth. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The average Social Security disability benefit amount for a recipient of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in 2016 is $1,166 per month, but a beneficiary can receive either less than this or up to $2,639. These benefits are based on average lifetime earnings, not on household income or how severe the individual's disability is.
For those applicants who receive a low SSDI payment, Supplemental Security Income does exactly what its name implies. It supplements. For example, if an approved disability claimant receives SSDI monthly benefits in the amount of $396, an SSI award could be used to guarantee that the claimant's total monthly benefits equal the minimum SSI amount, which is currently $735 per month.