Your husband does not need to work. When it comes time for his review, the ssa will use that against him - i promise you that. There are rules that say you can work and that sounds really good, but be prepared to have a difficult time with any reviews if you decide to go that way. 99% of the time it will be a problem. There is an old saying and the information the ssa provides about people being able to work reminds me of it, "the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away." the ssa says one thing and gets you trapped doing something else. *admin edit* With everything that is going on today with different branch's of government, you have to know there are going to be problems. It's a given