Social security benefits, a new world
That is why it is often recommended that you be careful when mentioning your student status if your social security disability claim is pending. Q: If you are awarded social security disability benefits, when are you eligible for Medicare? A: Once you have reached two years past your date of entitlement for social security disability, you can qualify for Medicare. Your date of entitlement is the onset date established by social security plus the required waiting period of five months. You begin receiving social security disability benefits roughly on your entitlement date. Medicare benefits can be awarded two years after that.