Re: working from home while getting disability

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie,

I think it is about $900 or $950 by now. But remember, you MUST report

your work to SSA, the amount you earn, and for how long you work, and

what you do. And be careful, because if you go over the limit, it will

kick off a " Trial Work Period " , which may find that you CAN

do " Substantial Gainful Benefit " work, and therefore disqualified for

SSDI.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

hey connie, how are you i miss talking to you. can i have your number again

mine is 419-801-4023.

sue

In a message dated 03/17/08 22:19:52 Eastern Daylight Time, constantly@...

writes:

Hi Everyone,

I know that Gretchen can best answer this, how much can you earn a month without

taking away from your disability check.

The home base business that I'm considering is stuffing envelopes, which isn't

big money just something extra. Some friends of my sister does this for this

company so it is legit.

Not sure how well this would work out, so I did not want to it if it took away

from my disability. I went to ssa.gov and could not find what I needed to know.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Connie,

P'burg, OH

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie,

This is the official amount a disabled person can earn without benefits

being stopped: " the monthly SGA amount for 2008 is $940. But, In 2007, any

month in which earnings exceed $640 is considered a month of services for an

individual's trial work period. In 2008, this monthly amount increases to $670 " .

More on this

and Trial Work Periods at http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/sga.html and

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html also

http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-1592.htm

Gretchen