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.
Average SSI Benefit. Supplementary Security Income, or SSI, is the other Social Security program that pays benefits to the disabled. However, to obtain SSI, you must also be considered low-income. On average, an SSI beneficiary receives $499 a month as of January 2011. Younger SSI beneficiaries receive the highest average benefit at $598, followed by those age 18 to 64 who receive $515, followed by those 65 and older who receive $403 a month.