Question for Rich

[sunbeam0ne]

Hello Rich or whom it may concern,
I live in Washington State and get SSDI. I was wondering What is the limit of how much I can make from employment before they start deducting? Also If it stated in my court papers that I work as a teacher with limited hours do I have to report every school year when I start work? Just a little confused of what I should do don't want to mess my SSDI up. Thanks Sunbeam0ne.

[wkikta]

One thing, if you go over the SGA limit they don't start reducing, they stop your SSDI.

[sunbeam0ne]

Thanks

So your saying if I make more then $1000 a month they will take away all of my benefits but if I am under that I will get it all without any taken away or reduced? I appreciate you helping me wkikta.

[Rich Feingold]

Hold on a second here, wkikta. It is not true that in SSDI cases when one goes over the SGA amount of $1,000/month for non-blind employees (for the year 2011), SSA will automatically stop benefits. There is the concept of the Trial Work Period which allows claimants to test their ability to work for 9 months and even after that there is the Extended Period of eligibility. SSA's website has some pertinent information regarding returning to work.

Rich

[sunbeam0ne]

Thank you Rich

Thank you Richard for clarifying this. I will contact them to see if I am eligible for the trial work period which being a teacher I only work 9 months out of the year and 4 hour days.. So I think that is not showing that I am improving but stabling. Correct. Thanks.

[Rich Feingold]

Ok, sunbeam0ne; good luck and thanks for posting.

Rich