working while on ssdi
 

I'm on ssdi, but it isn't enough money to live on. Does anyone know anything about working while on ssdi? or where to get more money?

I am on SSDI and you can earn below 720 a month without getting in trouble. You can earn above that for 9 months before you lose your disability and even then there are certain parameters to keep getting it. if you google how much can I make while on SSDI you will get a more comprehensive answer

This is inaccurate, you are allowed to earn $1070.00 per month(absolute maximum), so you should be able to supplement your SSDI income as long as you carefully adhere to the allowances.

However, you should understand, that if you begin working on a regular basis, this could quite possibly trigger a CDR, so you must be careful.

Working and SSDI Benefits

"Generally, you can't start doing "substantial gainful activity" (SGA) and continue to receive disability benefits. In a nutshell, SGA means you are working and making more than $1,070 per month (or $1,800 if you're blind). There are exceptions to this rule, however. For SSDI recipients, there is a trial work period during which you can make more than the SGA amount without losing your benefits. (For a discussion of how much you can work when applying for benefits, see our section on working and eligibility for Social Security disability.)

SSDI recipients are entitled to test their ability to work and continue to receive full benefits regardless of whether they make more than the SGA amount, for a nine-month trial work period. For 2014, the SSA considers any month where a person has a monthly income of more than $770 a trial work month. If you are self-employed, any month where you work more than 80 hours (or earn more than $770) is a trial work month.

Once you have completed the nine-month trial work period, you can still receive SSDI for any month where your earnings fall below the SGA level, for a period of 36 months. This is called the extended period of eligibility. In other words, if you earn more than $1,070 per month, you won't get disability benefits for that month.

If your SSDI payments have stopped because your income is substantial, the SSA gives you five years during which your benefits can be reinstated if you stop work because of your disability. During the five-year period, the SSA will not require you to file a new disability application to get benefits. This is called expedited reinstatement.

If you lose your job during the trial work period, your disability benefits will not be affected. If you lose your job during the 36 months following the trial work period, and you are still disabled, you will need to call the SSA to have your disability benefits restarted."

http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/page1-13.html

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SSDI website has a Youtube video on the subject also! :eek: Check it out----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1D7...=youtube_gdata

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/index.html

Read this if you want information directly from SSA.

sorry for the wrong info. I have read it a million times and still get so confused. I get close to the max on ssdi. does that affect how much you can earn and will they start bothering you if you work, not that im really up to it anyway but just wondering.

The rules regarding work activity are the same for low income SSDI recipients as well as high income SSDI recipients. So no, the amount of your SSDI check does not affect how much you can earn.

And you are supposed to report or 'bother' SSA when you go to work since you are getting paid as a person who is unable to work. And you will need to submit your pay stubs to SSA, monthly is preferable. SSA needs to know what you are making and when in order to apply the work incentives.

The point of work incentives is to encourage you to return to work for a period of time to see if you are again able to be gainfully employed and no longer in need of SSDI. The point of work incentives is not to help you be able to hold a job AND get SSDI indefinitely.

but f you are able to drive a cab part time for a 150 bucks a week that is a far cry from being able to take care of yourself. doesn't seem worth it to even try