The threshhold is not being able to work enough to make more than $1100 per month. If you are limited to job schedules and pay that stay below that threshhold, an application would be considered.

Pace and Persistence is often a key limiting factor for people with PCS. That means we can not work at the pace/speed/intensity needed and/or work the number of continuous hours needed to sustain a job.

This is not limited to a trained or pre-existing occupation. It is that you can't find any job that you can maintain the pace and persistence needed to be employable.

Most disability is based on physical limitations, bad back, inability to sit or stand for extended periods, etc.

Cognitive and sensory limitations are more difficult to demonstrate and validate.

An important issue is to get an application started as soon as it appears working will be a challenge. They use you pay history to determine you benefit amount. If you have no work history, the monthly benefit is usually about $600. Medicare health insurance is included with SSDI after the first year. That can save $500 a month or more.

One can continue to work at reduced hours even when approved for SSDI as long as your disability prevents making more than the ~$1100 limit.

OK so if I had a job before that I can't manage now working more than 6 hrs a week then would that qualify me? I definitely cannot work at the pace I did before this happened.

You would have a good reason to apply.

Is there any other job you could do ?

Well that kind of defeats the purpose of me having went to beauty school and been a hairstylist for the last 15 years so I currently can't keep up with that job pays or work the amount of hours that are required.





QUOTE=Mark in Idaho;1212044]You would have a good reason to apply.

Is there any other job you could do ?[/QUOTE]

SSDI is not a job specific disability policy. It does not relate to your trained or chosen profession. If you can work in a different field, you are not considered disabled by SSDI standards.

If you could do any other job, they would deny you. They may send you to a Vocational Rehabilitation specialist who can look at your limitations and skills and find a job placement for you. Some states fund these and include some retraining.

So what can you do in the meantime. Ti.e till that happened for income ?

I don't understand your question.

Steep question......Contact your local church for help?.... Snap(food stamps)...Your stuck between a rock and a hard place.....

This is what upsets me about people allways complaining about hand outs....There are many of us that wish they wernt on SS....I made 6 figures my SS income is less than 1/4 of what I made.....

Im lucky I have my SS, but even that dont pay my bills and Im far from living rich and wealthy! So no lobster from food stamps here(fake outrage)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!