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Originally Posted by MoMike
What if someone makes substantially lower than the $770, say $300 or $400, for an extended period of time. Will SSA try to kick you off after a couple of years? It would seem to me that SSA views the TTW and the TWP programs as a program for people trying to reenter the workforce, not as a way for someone to fly under the radar in order to supplement their SSDI. Won't SSA say hey if you can make $400 a month for years on end then you are probably not disabled, you are just gaming the system. Many people on SSDI can usually do enough to earn a few hundred dollars a month if they wanted to but the problem is working full time, over a long period of time and in a very competitive job market. Does anyone have any statistics or real life stories to support the what REALLY happens to people who work at a low level of income for a long period of time?
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The TWP is not a program, it's a policy.
http://www.ssa.gov/redbook/eng/ssdi-...ports.htm#a0=0
If a person is artificially keeping their earnings low to not trigger a TWP, they may be exposed during a medical CDR, or they may not. Incidental reporting for those that have had their benefits terminated have mostly reported working consistently, and near the SGA level.
For anyone capable of even working part time, it would make sense to concentrate on higher skilled/better paying opportunities--since the TTW program will allow for training and/or education. The market would seemingly tolerate the potential employee's requirements to adapt the more rare their skill set.