[Job-Discussions] Pros and Cons of SSDI?

[Shelly Kane]

Andrew:


As far as I know, you can work on SSDI.  It's SSI that is very strict.  
If you have straight medicaid, you can't work.  You can't have any money 
when you have just Medicaid.  I am not on SSDI and it's much better than 
SSI because I have Medicare.  There is limitations with working when you 
are on SSDI.  You should call your social security office or the 800 
number and ask them how many hours you can work.  I think it has to be 
part-time.  You also fill out a blind work expense report every so often 
and that takes more money off that you can earn.  You can use it for 
transportation, medicine, food, clothing, if you have a service animal, 
etc.  My friend has done this and your benefits aren't taken away.  Hope 
this helps.

Shelly

On 2/6/2021 8:48 PM, ajharmon26 via Job-Discussions wrote:
>
> Potentially unpopular opinion which would like counter-facts please: 
> SSDI takes too much work to get on to and is far too easy to lose. 
> Ergo, is it really desirable to be on SSDI? On paper it seems not.
>
> I would be especially interested in knowing what happens if you get 
> onto SSDI, and then either lose the job that allowed you to activate 
> SSDI, or if one is a gig worker who has their season end? What happens 
> to the SSDI per the rules?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Andrew Harmon
>
>
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