| It can be both exciting and scary to work while you | | | | need them no more. So if you just get a high-paying |
| are on some form of public assistance. You might | | | | job, you might lose it. On the other hand, if you start |
| work just to get out of the home and do something. | | | | out at a low paying job or simply cannot do high-paying |
| Working while you receive social security income does | | | | work, you can quite often still get the benefits. |
| have many advantages. If capable, you can start living | | | | How can you get the money back? |
| life free again. | | | | One major bonus is that if you start working but have |
| This guide goes over the legal rules you can work | | | | to stop because of your disability, you can start getting |
| under, shows how beneficial working can be, and if | | | | money again without filing a new application. This |
| you ever have to get on assistance again after | | | | makes it easy if you find you cannot work to get |
| working, it shows you how to easily reapply. | | | | disability benefits again. |
| Why do you get SSI? | | | | New Freedom |
| You are legally eligible for disability if you are 65 or | | | | By working, you are doing far more to get through |
| older, are blind, or disabled, and have little income. If you | | | | your disability than ever before. The programs are |
| have a disability making it impossible to work, whether | | | | designed to help people who want to work again. |
| you've had a job or not does not matter, because you | | | | The Reality |
| have a right to public assistance. Even if you work, you | | | | And the bitter reality for many is that disability cash |
| can get financial and medical help. If you are disabled | | | | benefits are quite low. You might get $900 a month, |
| and have medications, for example, having these paid | | | | for example, which can be quite small when paying bills. |
| is quite important and part of disability. | | | | This means you might have to go into low-income |
| Will you lose disability if you work? | | | | housing and worry about bills from week to week. |
| You can technically make a certain amount of money | | | | Some may say it's better than working, but if you find |
| before you lose social security income. The Social | | | | a job you like and that pays well, that's always better. |
| Security Administration logically encourages those who | | | | Getting Help |
| suffer disability to work if possible. While working, you | | | | Unsure of how you can successfully work and be on |
| can continue to receive SSI, continue to get Medicare | | | | disability? If you already have a social security lawyer, |
| or Medicaid, and also get help with education, training, | | | | ask him or her about it. If not, hire an experienced |
| and rehabilitation to start working. This system is | | | | lawyer today; it can save you time, money, and a lot |
| designed so you only lose the benefits when you likely | | | | of headaches. |