Can you get ssi while you are pregnant if you are unempoyed?

No. In order to qualify for disability benefits, you must present evidence of a medical impairment that will last at least 12 months--pregnancy does not qualify. Further, although difficult, most people can work while pregnant. Thus, you would not meet the requirement that you are unable to perform any work in the national economy.

I agree with Mr. Purifoy. Your friend gave you erroneous information. Your disability must be such that it has lasted or can be expected more than 12 months. Pregnancy does not qualify.

Technically, an individual could receive SSI for the nine months of pregnancy so long as the award of benefits was based on some other impairment or combination of impairments. That is, being pregnant does preclude one from getting SSI disability and pregnancy alone does not make one eligible for SSI disability.