I am on a fixed, very low income. Am doing some better now from back injury and surgery and want to work part time. I'm just afraid I'll lose my Social Security benefits if I try to work. I live in Florida. Help please? My health is much improved, still I couldn't work full time but maybe some part time. My stamina has come back and I am trying to get stronger and stronger. I hate not working! Any help would be appreciated.
2007-01-05 07:20:35 · 7 answers · asked by betseagirl55 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
SSI and SSD are both run by the Social Security Administration. It is important to know what program you are in because the rules for working are different. You can be in both program as well, and then BOTH of the rules would apply to you. The SSD rules would affect your SSD only, and the SSI rules would affect your SSI only. Since you ask about SSD, I will tell you what I know about the SSD rules that pertain to working. When you are on SSD, you are allowed to work 9 Trial Work months, this is called a Trial Work Period (TWP). These 9 months do not have to be consecutive, it can be any 9 months with in a rolling 5 year period. If you make less than $639.99 GROSS wages (wages before taxes) you have NOT had a successful work month. Any month that you make $640.00 or more you have had a successful work month. For those 9 successful work months that you are allowed to have, you can earn ANY AMOUNT of income that you are able to and it will NOT affect your SSD. After you have 9 Successful Trial Work Months though, your TWP is over. Then, at any month after that you will loose your SSD benefits If you earn Substantial Gainful activity (SGA). SGA is $900.00 Gross wages in any given month. If you have had a successful TWP, you can still work with out your SSD being affected if you do not make SGA. If you do loose your SSD due to making SGA after your successful TWP (geeze all of these initials are confusing) you can have your SSD reinstated (expedited reinstatement) for any month you do NOT make SGA. After those thee years though, if you make SGA, your SSD will be cut off perminantly, and if you need it again, you will have to reapply for SSD from the beginning (which can take years). Also, keep in mind, that if SSD THINKS you can make SGA even though you are not, they can cut your benefits. Some people can make SGA, but they purposely keep their wages just a tick under SGA to keep their SSD. That is a dangerous game to play. You should work as much as you are able, but if you can only work a little you can keep your wages and your SSD. Good Luck!!!
2007-01-06 10:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by Josie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello! I am Hard Of Hearing and wear 2 Hear Aids. I am receiving SSD and medciad/ medicare. I was working as CNA 8 year, and hurt my back. I like to continue to work but my hearing is my issue. I was born deaf. I have to use the speaker. I can t use stethoscope. I like to keep my SSD and work but scared to death, they said after 9 mths trail. I still continue to work part time and they said there no reason I should work Full Time as CNA. But my back has it day, I want to return to school but limited income, I am single mom, rent take half of my SSD plus electric/bills and it don t leave me any for gas/insurances.This way I can so accounting or something that don t require alot of phone and easier on my back.
2015-03-26 03:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by Cassie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As you return to the workplace, yes, by law you are no longer 100% disabled and SSD decreases according to the income you bring in up to a point at which you are not be allowed to suck hind teat off the system that taxpayers foot the bill for.
I'd prefer Medicare/Medicaid/SSI/SSD and other communist wealth redistribution and Ponzi schemes not exist at all.
Over the last century they have created a culture of dependency, to a point where some people find ways to defraud the taxpayers in order to stay on these programs. Don't be part of the problem.
2007-01-05 08:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
SSI is a federally run program and the taxpayers do pay for it. It is for the poor. SSD is something that you paid into while you were able to work. You are entitled to the benefit. Yes, I believe that you are able to work but you can only make a certain amount before you are considered to be gainfully employed. I would check with the Social Security Administration to find out the correct amount.
2015-01-31 04:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by J_Lo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you can find someone who you can barter your services to. In exchange they may send you money in the mail with no return address shown, so you have no way of knowing who sent you the money!
The http://www.socialsecurity.gov website does describe a work program in which you don't lose your SSD benefit
2007-01-05 07:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I called ssa today and I was told I can make up to $780.00 per month fore ever as long as I do not exceed that amount. any amount over that I would be on a trail work period for and nine month period n A 60 month period, But I do not believe it because the definition of disable is unable to perform work duyies
2015-07-23 08:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by Dominick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can work. I think up to a certain amount they don't deduct anything, and over that, they deduct like one dollar for every two dollars you make, or something like that. Of course, the best way is to do something where you can get paid "under the table" so the SS will not find out.
2007-01-05 07:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by Peggy Sue 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋