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Old 06-17-2015, 01:59 AM
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It would be appropriate to mention you receive special accommodations which allow you to manage working--that you can do it from home, have complete flexibility with your schedule and don't require getting dressed. It's better to be hyper vigilant and not need it, than to be stuck trying to prove you did your part when SS claims there is no record of you notifying them (local field office staff is better trained, but things aren't always recorded properly even there). It's much easier to only have to deal with SS's rules about wages as opposed to their rules test for self employment. It might be something to discuss with your husband. Although it's highly unlikely, SS could subpoena your email, social media correspondence, and computer records if they ever made an allegation of fraud, so be VERY careful to not under report your activities. Another poster on NT just had a nightmare of an experience dealing with private investigators hired by SS.

You should be prepared that work (of any type) will likely trigger a Long Form CDR. It might be early, or you might just stay on the same schedule and first receive a Short Form CDR.

It's important that you are compliant with the treatment your doc/s prescribe as well as taking meds, if any.

You should be aware that even for those receiving SSDI and working for an employer, although the rules state beneficiaries can work below the SGA level ($1090 per month in 2015) and still collect their SSDI benefit, the reality is if they're consistently making even half of the SGA amount, SS will look much more closely at their current medical records to try and determine if their condition has improved enough to cause a cessation of benefits. (I had assumed that earnings had to only be below below $780 per month--the amount for 2015 that triggers a month to be counted as one of the 9 months allowed in a Trial Work Period. A recent POMs update mentioned the trigger of an applicant making over 50% of the SGA.)
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