Income Re: question about SSDI

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Partially right on the income.

SSI is need based and your income from any source (earned or not) is

included in the determination and for calculating the amount of

benefits you would receive.

SSDI is based entirely on your being disabled and your contributions

to SSA.

But...

Both programs look at if you are capable of doing SGA or Substantial

Gainful Activity. Which is monthly income of about $800 from a work

activity.

So if you are working when you apply for SSDI or SSI, and are making

more than about $800 a month. That's it, denied. They will not even

bother to look at if you are disabled or not.

Do check if your state has a Short Term Disability Program, some do.

It would be from unemployment dept. You might also want to check if

your employer has some sort of Disability benefit program for while

you do your application for SSDI.