Joint applications for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and disability benefits can be submitted online for the first time.

To be eligible to apply online, a person must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be between 18 and 65

• Never married

• Not blind

• Be a U.S. citizen residing in a state, the District of Columbia or the Northern Mariana Islands

• Have not applied for or received disability or SSI benefits in the past.

The Social Security Administration is also making it possible for people with limited English proficiency to request an appointment online for an in-person claim at a Social Security office or a teleclaim in the language of their choice.