[Nfbf-l] social security SSDI benefits

[Paul Martinez]

Thank you so much, I was going to call the phone number at the end however there seems to be numbers missing



> On Aug 21, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Sherri via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I was looking up some information about SSDI and found the following. 
> Thought this might be of interest.
> 
> People getting Social Security disability benefits can continue to receive 
> their benefits when they work as long as their earnings are not more than an 
> amount set by law.
> 
> If you're receiving Social Security disability benefits and you're blind, 
> you can earn as much as $1,820 a month in 2015. This is higher than the 
> earnings limit of $1,090 month that applies to disabled workers who aren't 
> blind. The earnings limits usually change each year.
> 
> Additionally, if you're blind and self-employed, we don't evaluate the time 
> you spend working in your business as we do for people who aren't blind. 
> This means you can be doing a lot of work for your business, but still 
> receive disability benefits, as long as your net profit averages $1,820 or 
> less a month in 2015.
> 
> Work figured differently after age 55
> 
> If you are age 55 or older, and blind, we use determination rules about work 
> for you that are different from the rules we use for people who aren't 
> blind. After age 55, even if your earnings exceed $1,820 month in 2015, 
> benefits are only suspended, not terminated, if the work you're doing 
> requires a lower level of skill and ability than what you did before you 
> reached 55. We'll pay you disability benefits for any month your earnings 
> fall below this limit.
> 
> Different work incentives apply to people getting SSI.
> 
> For more information about all the work incentives for people who receive 
> either Social Security disability or SSI disability, contact us and ask for 
> Working While Disabled- How We Can Help (Publication No. 05-10095). This 
> booklet is also available in Braille and other formats.
> 
> 
> 
> Sherri Brun
> NFBF Newsline Chair
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
> President,
> NFB Central Florida Chapter
> 
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