I moved my response from the other thread...
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Originally Posted by canswicky
Hi, I'm relatively new here. I just recently was approved for SSDI. With all of this talk of the dreaded CDR I thought I'd throw in my anxiety as well. Does anyone know for sure if part time working negatively effects a CDR? I am not working now, but in order to make ends meet I may need to work part time and I'm terrified that it will mess up my CDR and stop my benefits. My anxiety is off the charts and my therapist has tried to calm me down, but maybe someone here could put my mind at ease.
Thanks for any info
Canswicky
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Please read this, it's pretty typical of the advise of most attorneys:
http://ssblog.bsgfdlaw.com/can-i-wor...lity-benefits/
And this:
http://www.ssa.gov/work/overview.html#a0=1
A major advantage of signing up for the Ticket to Work program is that you'll, "•Be protected from receiving a medical continuing disability review while using the Ticket and making the expected progress with work or educational goals."
Most doctors and therapists are pretty clueless about SSDI and SSI. But, it is true that SS can't just take away your benefits with no warning. --If SS found you're no longer eligible you would have three months continuing pay and you'd also have the opportunity to fight the decision via appeal during which time you'd continue to receive benefits. If you ultimately lost your appeal you could potentially be responsible for paying back the extra months of benefits you received.