State Disability Insurance
Higher Benefit Payments for New Claims in 2025!
Beginning January 1, 2025, many new disability and Paid Family Leave (PFL) claims will be paid higher benefit amounts, including up to 90% of wages for individuals making less than $63,000 per year, and 70% of wages for higher income workers.
- Disability and PFL benefit rates will increase to about 70-90% of regular weekly wages for benefit payments on new claims in 2025. Higher rates mean higher benefit payments for many customers.
- All disability and PFL claims that start in 2024 will be calculated at 60-70% of wages even if the claim continues into 2025.
- All pregnancy-related claims beginning in 2024 will get 60-70% of wages for both their disability and PFL baby bonding claim, even if the PFL claim begins in 2025.
To learn more about the new benefit rates, visit the 2025 Benefit Payment FAQs.
Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave Benefits
The California State Disability Insurance (SDI) program provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) wage replacement benefits to eligible workers who need time off work.
You may be eligible for DI if you are unable to work due to non-work-related illness or injury, pregnancy, or childbirth.
You may be eligible for PFL to:
- Care for a seriously ill family member.
- Bond with a new child.
- Participate in a qualifying event because of a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.
To file for benefits, read messages from the EDD, submit online forms, or manage your profile, access your SDI Online account.
Note: It may be necessary to send some documents via U.S. mail.
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