Can I Work While Waiting for my Social Security Disability Benefits?
Updated June 21, 2024
There are provisions for people to try to work while they are waiting for their Social Security Disability decision. They’re a little complicated and they’re very technical. If you perform what is called SGA, that’s substantial gainful activity, then that disqualifies you automatically for Social Security Disability even if your disability is severe, it might ordinarily be considered disablling. So you have to be careful about the level of...
There are provisions for people to try to work while they are waiting for their Social Security Disability decision. They’re a little complicated and they’re very technical. If you perform what is called SGA, that’s substantial gainful activity, then that disqualifies you automatically for Social Security Disability even if your disability is severe, it might ordinarily be considered disablling. So you have to be careful about the level of...
You cannot receive a full SSI benefit and a full SSD benefit for the same month. The amount you receive will be the higher of the two amounts even though when Social Security calculates it, you may get some SSI and SSD or vice versa.
If your spouse is getting SSD based on her own work record, that has nothing to do with your ability to get SSD based on your own work record. Everyone can get SSD no matter who else in their household is getting SSD or what the other income in the household is as long as you have worked long enough and you qualify.
Hearings are scheduled by the Social Security hearing office in the order in which the request for hearing was filed. And so, it’s done strictly by dates. That's organized that way in order to be fair. But, there are certain circumstances that will allow a person to be taken out of line and given a more expeditious hearing. One of the reasons is if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness and that can be shown by the doctors’ records.
Another...
Social Security really prefers that you do now go into their office and apply. The application process is a little time-consuming, it usually takes around an hour, maybe more and what Social Security would prefer that you do is submit your application materials online or call their 800-number and arrange for a telephone appointment so that you can tell Social Security about your disability and answer all their questions so they can complete your application....