employment and SSDI

[Kelly Burr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV Just a quick question....I understand that while on SSDI, and wanting to go to work, you can only receive xx amount of dollars and not have your disability payments affected. His SSDI payments are now being garnished for back child support at 65% of his check. My question is:Now that his payments are being garnished, can he try to go back to work, and make up the monies being garnished? And if he is able to get back to part time employment, will CS be able to take more than they are already taking out? Any help would be appreciated. Thanx.

[BL]

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I am receiving Social Security disability benefits. Will my benefits be affected if I work and earn money?

We have special rules called "work incentives" that help you keep your cash benefits and Medicare while you test your ability to work. For example, there is a trial work period during which you can receive full benefits regardless of how much you earn, as long as you report your work activity and continue to have a disabling impairment.

The trial work period continues until you accumulate nine months (not necessarily consecutive) in which you perform what we call "services" within a rolling 60-month period. We consider your work to be "services" if you earn more than $700 a month in 2009. For 2008, this amount was $670.

After the trial work period ends, your benefits will stop for months your earnings are at a level we consider "substantial," currently $980 in 2009. For 2008, this amount was $940. Different amounts apply to people who are disabled because of blindness. The monthly substantial amount for statutorily blind individuals for 2009 is $1,640; for 2008 this amount was $1,570.

For an additional 36 months after completing the trial work period, we can start your benefits again if your earnings fall below the "substantial" level and you continue to have a disabling impairment. For more information about work incentives, we recommend that you read the leaflet, Working While Disabled-How We Can Help (SSA Publication Number 05-10095).