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Originally Posted by gday
LIT LOVE
You are not getting the point.
Me & My son was told substantial gainful employed not substantial gainful activity.
Having him doing errands could even be gainful activity or him mowing the lawn or him using the computer or cleaning the house (He is not so good at cleaning the house) and so on. However, none of that means his is not disabled. I am divorced. I am not saying he is cable of getting a job. The problem would be keeping the job and people understanding him. Now with todays economy, getting a job is almost impossible.
I still stand by what I said about the special schools.
The Op should look into pell grants, vocational rehab, and special schools. Then he would have to borrow less. Future SSDI can be garnished for student loans but SSI cannot. This is according to SSA website.
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Sir, I made an incorrect assumption that financial aid was treated as income for SSI, and when you suggested I was wrong, I researched the matter and found out you were correct.
My last post was confusing. "You do not have to be SGA, you only have to be capable of SGA." I should have said, you do not have to be performing Substantial Gainful Activity, you only have to be determined capable of SGA by Social Security.
Social Security's definition of Substantial Gainful Activivity is a dollar figure they determine (currently $1000.) Please don't confuse this with a common definition of the words meanings.
My advise to Shari was specific to her, and in response to her concerns. She is expecting to receive her first CDR, she's concerned about triggering a more in-depth review of her case, and that her interest in taking a class is about her personal goals as much as it is about returning to work.
If you and your son are not familiar with the CDR process, this link is a great resource.:
http://nymakesworkpay.org/docs/Guide_CDR.pdf
Gilbert, a poster to this forum, posted a thread recently about his brother's experience, that even working part-time under the SGA level, was used by the SSA to determine that he was no longer disabled, and resulted in the ending of his benefits. Here is a link to that thread.:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread157811-2.html
If your son attempted a job, and was unable to keep that job, SSA calls that an Unsuccessful Work Attempt:
http://www.ssa.gov/redbook/2010/ssdi...supports.htm#2