why cant a disabled person work and?

Question

im disabled and want to work but not lose my benefits in our state if you work nine months you will lose benefits, i dont want to be in the same position i was before i became disabled. meaning fired and almost out on the streets, at least drawing benefits i can pay my rent.trail work period is what they call it in our state.how can i get around that.i got my 40 credits.

Answer 1

Why is it if your born healthy and well, and you have been lucky enough to work, before acquiring a disability you can claim a Social Security payments and access support services.

But if your born with a disability your not entitled to Social Security payments or access to support services. If you are lucky enough to be entitled to ss then its mostly likely very limited.

It sounds like the system is still in the dark ages, where people with disabilities were locked away, and treated as second rate human beings.

NO one asks to be born with or acquire a disability.

If a person is able to work par-time, they should be encouraged and supported to do so. Governments should support the employers who are willing to take on some one with a disability.


In Australia people with disabilities are recognised as people, and they have rights. People with disabilities are entitled to Centrelink payments and access to support services, and if a person is able to work part time, they are encouraged to do so, and maybe still entitled to Centrelink payments and support etc. Obviously to gain a Disability Support Payment there is fairly rigorous requirements to met, before being granted a DSP.

Thus increasing the persons self worth, self esteem and confidence to participate in the community, as a fellow human being. And maybe a little extra cash to spend on themselves.

We still have a long way to go before the Centrelink, and disability services are perfect, but thankfully it is getting better.

Answer 2

I am 29 and I understand where you are coming from. I am disabled-- ataxia-- and draw benefits yet am still able to work a very part time schedule. I live in Iowa and here I just can not go over a certain dollar amount before they kick me off the system. I fell that I can work more, btu I am in a Catch 22 that once I get off I wonder if I am able to get back on. I am sorry, I have started rambling, but I definitely have frustrations with the system too.

Answer 3

I would try to find some part time work like three or four days a week. For those of you who say go out and work if you can what do you do if you can only get a job paying minimum wage and no benefits because you have a disability and people don't want to hire you because the cost of making accommodations for you would be to high or they think that you'll have to take time off for the doctors? What do you do if you don't have medical benefits what if your pay check doesn't cover all of you expenses such as rent, food, medication and all of the things that one needs to live. Think about these things before you assume that we all just want to sit on our butts and collect benefits. When I was younger I could work and did my situation has gotten worse over the years and now I have a child still living at home and I can't work because getting to work is a problem for me and standing isn't something that I can do for more than ten minutes. So what do I do?? I still have a good brain and I work with others' from home helping them to access special education services for children whose parents don't know how to get them. So even though I'm not working per se I'm contributing to the community. So if you could figure out some way for me to support myself and to be able to take care of my medical needs and medications I would love it.

Answer 4

I sympathise with your situation, but do not know how I would cope.
In UK we have a benefit called Disability Living Allowance, it is payable whether you work or not. Part of it is for mobility, if you cannot walk or use a wheelchair and part for care needs, additional expenses you have because you are disabled. There is also a system of tax credits available to the disabled people who can work either as self-employed or for an employer. Health care is, of course, free here.
I just hope that UK never adopts American-style benefits that discriminate so much against the sick and disabled.

Answer 5

This is not to be rude but if you can work at all then work!
You did not say how bad of a disability you have but if you can work any than you should lose your benefits thats it sorry but disability is for ppl that can no longer work at all!
I see ppl all the time working and they say oh I have to stay under so many hours so not to lose my SSD or I work under the table jobs!


I do think about ppl sitting on their butts collecting a check when they can work a job NO matter what the pay level is!
Get off the system!

I do know what it is like to live with out meds,food,electric,gas and other things in life and if I could work at all I would gladly go to work and struggle the same way I do now!

Answer 6

I don't understand people who answer questions they are clueless to answer. I don't know your disability but it is one of my fears for my son. He is highly functioning mentally retarded (how I hate that word) with a GAF of 40. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a Global Awareness Functioning score. 40 means he's about the age level of a 4th grader. He is handsome and because his deceased father and I went to college, he has a pretty decent vocabulary. Unfortunately, he rarely keeps a job more than a couple of weeks because his bosses think he's not right and find a way to get rid of him. But, he wants to work...so, in the meantime, he lives with me and he is on a waitlist for a home, but he would rather support himself and have his own apartment.

Just to give you a hint of what he's like, he got a security guard license, so he could go to Miami and drive around in high speed chases to get the bad guys, but that didn't work out because after he got the license (I have no clue how he got it), he had a hard time staying up all night and working from 6pm until 6am 5 days a week. This job lasted 3 days and he paid $85 for his license.

Our system does not serve you. I am so sorry. I pray everyday and constantly fight the system. I have joined NAMI, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. It doens't matter if you are physically or mentally disabled, our system expects you to be healthy mind and body because once you are ill, if you don't have the money, you are on the streets.

Good luck.

Answer 7

You can't get around it. This is a national rule of Social Security. If you are able to sustain work for more than 9 months you are no longer considered disabled for SSD. I understand the fear. I have lupus, a remitting and flaring disease. I never got SSD-3 tries and in yet another appeal since Feb. 2003. I finally put together a work package that I can handle. It took quite a while to create that. Best wishes to you. The system sucks.

Answer 8

For HarryMay-unfortunately, what happens is that the benefits pay more than a job. For a lot of people, that is motivation to stay in the system.

debbigeri wants to go back to work and make a decent living and support herself rather than leech off the system. I think it's great that you want to do this. Talk to your caseworker. I think there is a way that you can work and not lose everything. You may also be eligible for social services safety net programs. They may be able to at least pick up the cost of your health care and child care while you work (if you have children).

Good luck!! I applaud you!

Answer 9

It sounds like you are recovered if you can work 9 months.
I agree people who are trying to work and struggling should have a safety net for when they can't anymore or be allowed to work a few hours a month without a loss of benefits.
My cousin can't walk now but when he could some days he could work but not most days. He has Hemophilia and Hepatitis C, he has never had a real job but he could do little things like buying and selling used cars on his own and when he was younger he could ride a bicycle and delivered balloons. If he lost medicaid he would die and if he has assets over $2,000 he loses medicaid so he can't do anything for himself now.

Answer 10

Maybe you should save up more money, as a safety net. Work part-time. Once you have some decent savings, and feel capable of working, you can go out into the real world of work again. Just take care of yourself, and make sure you're ready to work, don't push yourself too hard.

There's no getting around it. Consider it a service. They can only do so much for you.