is it possible to work and at the same time get money from SSI (SSI) social security/disability?

Answer 1

yes my grandpa does...he works at walmart as a greeter,you just can't make over a certain amount I think...he's completely legit in everything
too...

Answer 2

Not from disability, but after a certain age - you can collect social security and work up to a certain dollar amount every year.

Answer 3

If I remember correctly, a friend of mine was in the same boat. She was receiving SSI, but it wasn't really helping with all of her medical needs, etc. She did get permission, basically, to work, but she couldn't earn over a certain amount, or she would lose her eligibility.

I got this from SSI webpage electronic leaflet (link provided below):
"How much can you earn and still get benefits?
If you were born January 2, 1941, through January 1, 1942, your full retirement age for retirement insurance benefits is 65 years and 8 months. If you work and are full retirement age or older, you may keep all of your benefits, no matter how much you earn. If you are younger than full retirement age, there is a limit to how much you can earn and still receive full Social Security benefits. If you are younger than full retirement age during all of 2006, we must deduct $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earned above $12,480.

If you attain full retirement age during 2006, we must deduct $1 from your benefits for each $3 you earn above $33,240 until the month you attain full retirement age.

These examples show how the rules would affect you:
Let us say that you begin receiving Social Security benefits at age 62 in January 2006 and your payment is $600 per month ($7,200 for the year). During the year, you work and earn $20,480 ($8,000 above the $12,480 limit). We would withhold $4,000 of your Social Security benefits ($1 for every $2 you earn over the limit), but you would still receive $3,200 in benefits.

Or, let us say you were not yet full retirement age at the beginning of the year, but reach it in September 2006. You earned $34,440 in the eight months from January through August. During this period, we would withhold $400 ($1 for every $3 you earn above the $33,240 limit). You would still receive $4,400 of your Social Security benefits for the first eight months. And, starting in September (when you reach full retirement age), you would receive your full benefits, no matter how much you earn.

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Your earnings and your benefits--how much will you get?
The following table gives you an idea of how much you will receive in Social Security benefits for the year 2006, based on your monthly benefits and estimated earnings.

For people younger than full retirement age during the whole year If your monthly Social Security benefit is
And you earn
You will receive yearly benefits of

$ 700 $12,480 or less $ 8,400
$ 700 $15,000 $ 7,140
$ 700 $20,000 $ 4,640
$ 900 $12,480 or less $10,800
$ 900 $15,000 $ 9,540
$ 900 $20,000 $ 7,040
$1,100 $12,480 or less $13,200
$1,100 $15,000 $11,940
$1,100 $20,000 $9,440


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What income counts... and when do we count it?
If you work for someone else, only your wages count toward Social Security’s earnings limits. If you are self-employed, we count only your net earnings from self-employment. We do not count income such as other government benefits, investment earnings, interest, pensions, annuities and capital gains.

If you work for wages, income counts when it is earned, not when it is paid. If you have income that you earned in one year, but the payment was made in the following year, it should not be counted as earnings for the year you receive it. Some examples are accumulated sick or vacation pay and bonuses.

If you are self-employed, income counts when you receive it—not when you earn it—unless it is paid in a year after you become entitled to Social Security and earned before you became entitled."

Answer 4

Maybe if you work off the books, if you get cash instead of checks from you job.

Answer 5

Noway, you can work illegal but that won't be right
why would you lie that you are disabled if you can work.
you usually get money from the gov.

Answer 6

yes, but you cant make over $1,000 month. thats why im still trying to finding a job for myself.

Answer 7

No, these benefits are only available to illegal aliens. Sorry.