The Ticket To Work Program does NOT eliminate the maximum earning restriction. In fact I tried using the Ticket to Work to go back to work pt and it has left me in a real bind. My rep payee was never clearly informed regarding reporting earnings and after I had been working pt for 2 years we received a notice saying my benefits would end. I was earning $400 less per month than my benefit amount and only barely surviving on the combined amounts. They then said I had been overpaid $12,000 and now that I am no longer working they want to take my entire monthly benefit amount for the next 9 months to pay back said overpayment. My advice be very careful with working while on benefits. I will be losing everything I have worked to achieve thus far do to SSDI's strange ideas of incentives to work.
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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
There is something called Ticket to Work that is supposed to help with this through social security. They just sent me a pamphlet that I just threw out because I can't work. But if you look on the website for social security it's on there or your local office can help with it. I know they made a big thing when I was approved that I should contact them if I ever wanted to try working so they could make sure I didn't earn too much (the Ticket to Work program I think eliminates the maximum earning restriction).
I'm so glad you are well enough to be considering this! That is wonderful!
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