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ZanyBeeper
ZanyBeeper
Hey guys. I am thinking of getting a little part-time job.............if I can find one with the economy being so bad. I was wondering if any of you are on SSDI and work at the same time? I think you are allowed to make $900 or so dollars a month before you are penalized or anything. Will they start trying to make you work full-time and get off SSDI if you do get a part-time job? I need and want to do this, but am kinda scared. I don't trust the government!! LOL. I appreciate any help that can be offered up.

Love & Hugs,
Chelle
Voltaire64
Voltaire64
I'm in Canada and am looking to do the same. Receive the disability pension but am wondering how much more I can make before I'm penalized.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The amount you can make varies by state. In NJ it's something like $480 a month. So I'd check with your local social security office and find out how much you can make while still recieving benefits.
beckyp
beckyp
I worry about the same thing. If I start working a few hours a week, will they come at me and say I should work full time and take my ssd from me? I just couldn't work full time for anything. I'm just not capable so it's scary. Plus I called SS and was told I couldn't make over $879.00 and then another person told me it was $700. So which is it?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'd really like to go to school and get some job training. I know I'll never drive a truck again I can't handle the stress but if I can do something different that I can handle with my disability I want too. I don't want part time work because I can't live off part time pay. It took me 2 and a half years to get approved for SSDI. Before I even got my back pay the sent me a ticket to work. I would much rather be working and taking care of myself than have the goverment interferring in my life. I read about someone working part time and his employer got in a bind so he worked extra hours to help him out. Then he got in trouble with SS for making too much money.
Susan842
Susan842
I am on SSDI and I work part time jobs. As long as I don't make more than 840 a month I am fine and so far they have left me alone with it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Susan how long have you been on ssdi?
Susan842
Susan842
just since september
deleted_user
deleted_user
Susan, Have you had a review at all yet while you've been working?
I wonder how working part time affects a review.
Susan842
Susan842
I haven't had a review but my sister is on disability and works pt and has gone through reviews and all was fine. I was told just dont make more than 840 a month so i don't go over that limit.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh, never mind, Susan. You posted probably seconds before I posted my question.

Anyway, I just remembered that I got a lot of help and answers from this disability yahoo group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Disinissues/

The moderator and creator is on SSDI and actually worked for SSA doing disability claims at one point. She runs a really tight ship and moderates every post, so be very specific and read her posting rules.

I believe this group helped me a lot with my claim.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think SSA knows that most people cannot afford to live on their disability and if they told everyone they could not work at all, we'd have a larger homeless problem and more burdens on tax-payers and social services.

I think the truth is that most or many disabled people can work a little, just not enough to support themselves or keep up a certain pace or be able to hold down a position that requires you to be there at certain times and for certain amounts. It really has to work out right for the individual.

My problem is pace.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was wondering if you had a review also Susan. I wanted to know how working part time affected the review process.
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