Basic entitlement to benefits
United States Code
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- 2026Childress N.D. Ohio
- 2026Duvall S.D. Ill.
- 2026Englund D. Minnesota
- 2025Hill v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of D. Kan.
- 2025Capps v. Dudek D. Alaska
- 2025Hmh Hospitals Corporation v. Becerra D.D.C.
- 2025Moore v. Department of Human Services Ill. App. Ct.
- 2025Shumate v. Bisignano D. Alaska
- 2025Morton v. Dudek E.D. Mo.
- 2025Nelson v. Dudek D. Minnesota
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Every aged, blind, or disabled individual who is determined under part A to be eligible on the basis of his income and resources shall, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, be paid benefits by the Commissioner of Social Security. (Source: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVI, § 1602, as added Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 301, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1465; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(j)(2)(E), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 107(a)(1), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1477.))