[NFBMO] trial work months

[Roger Crome]

It was for SSDI.  I ran through mine while working at a sheltered slave shop in Indiana.
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On Dec 20, 2023, at 8:58 AM, b.schulz--- via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:


Hi,

$200 a month is nothing, was that for ssdi or something else?
Bryan


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Here is a link from SSA  which confirms the rolling 9 months within 60 months. Also, the TWP limit  was $200.00 a month from 1990 through 2000. The POMS contains the official regulations for SSA .
Gene
1.     secure.ssa.gov › apps10 › pomsDI 13010.060 Determining Trial Work Period (TWP) Service ...<https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.NSF/lnx/0413010060>

Oct 19, 2023 · Effective 01/1992, a TWP is complete only when a beneficiary for disability insurance benefits (DIB), disabled widow’s benefits (DWB), or childhood disability benefits (CDB) completes nine service months within a 60 consecutive month rolling period.


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Hello,

I thought the number was 48 months.
Is this a law and can you point to where to read about it?
Any idea what the dollar amount was back in 1999?
Thanks,
Bryan


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Yes! I understand it. But, I am not sure you will anybetter after I attempt to explain it.
The trial work period (TWP) is designed to allowed a disabled person to go to work and see if they are able to do the job without immediately losing their SSDI benefits. This does not apply to SSI.
When you get a job and earn in excess of $1,050 a month (in 2024) you would use up a month of TWP. There is no limit to the amount you are allowed to earn during TWP months.
The TWP lasts for 9 months and they do not have to be used consecutively.  Any month your earnings fall below the limit you wouldn’t use a TWP month.
If you do not use the TWP up within a five year period the earliest months roll off. Example if you used four TWP months from December of 2018 through March 2019 and four more this year the  December 2018 month would roll off this month so that now you have only used 7 months instead  of 8. Importantly, once you have used the 9th month the TWP is forever gone as long as you are receiving SSDI with a very rare exception (like you regain your sight and after going back to work in rare cases you have   a totally different disability).
Once you complete the TWP as a blind person you can earn up to$2,590.00 a month in  2024 and still get SSDI. One last point the next couple of months after completing TWP are called a work adjustment period and checks are still issued. But, remember to report your income.
Hope this helps more than it confuses.
Gene Coulter



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Subject: [NFBMO] trial work months

Hello,

Does someone understand the trial work system?
Bryan

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