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Originally Posted by patches4.0
Hello
Look up the SSD redbook online, it will give you all the information you need to make an informed decision. Do you have an organization called ahhed in your area, if so they do benefits counseling and can answer your questions. If you make $600 or less I know you are safe, SSD tells you that your permitted to make more but your not, they go by your gross income which you might quickly go over.
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Not entirely accurate.
If you are doing ticket to work it's often a safer bet if you are looking to get into the workforce, which is actually the goal of ticket to work.
But by doing it through a ticket to work program, you recieve numerous supports and are in theory monitored. You can make more- I've done it, and actually that work activity never triggered a review.
I've been on SSDI eight years now [approaching nine] and had I think three reviews.
ONE of those reviews actually was because i was suddenly eligible for dependent benefits- so was triggered by that.
I have attempted numerous times to get back into the workforce, being various degrees of successful and bringing home various pay, but I have no yet been able to continue the endeavor. However, i initiated Ticket to Work some time ago so i could try school again. Now pretty much any academic or work endeavor I undertake falls under that- SSDI sees it as an attempt to get back on my feet [which it is], not as any kind of attempt to game the system.
One more thing to note: SSDI also takes from the income they factor in any cost of transportation or any medical costs related to success at work. This can be medications or therapies or any durable medical equipment. If you subtract that from your monthly income, a lot of people are perfectly within limits- just most people don't know to report those costs.
My recommendation: inquire about ticket to work.