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Suzi,

The amount of income you make does not inflluence your elegibility for Social

Security Disability Income. If you have a qualified disability impairment, you

could receive SSDI, whether you earn $200,000 a year or $20,000 a year.

Please remember that when you next consider applying. Perhaps you have

this confused with Social Security Disibility Supplement Income, (SSDSI),

which IS awarded relative to the income (or lack of it), that a couple makes,

and can be applied for once a person has been awarded their Social Security

Disability benefits.

Criteria for elegibility for SSDI is based on the number of points a person has

earned by working for a concurrent number of years of employment, and is

based solely on one applicant's record of earnings. Once the determinination

is made that the applicant can receive SSDI, he or she can apply for

Supplemental Income, if the COMBINED earnings of the applicant and their

spouse do not exceed a specified amount. This usually applies to people

whose combined income level is low compared to national standards. At the

time of my initial application, we did NOT qualify for Supplemental Income,

due to the income my husband was earning with his airline job at that time. It

may be that by the time I'm awarded SSDI, (if I am), his income will have fallen

to the point that we could qualify. Or it could be that we would qualify at

some

later date, if things continue downhill as they have been. A person can apply

for the Supplemental Income at a later date, if their income level has greatly

diminished since the initial award, fortunately, that option is always

available.

You were correct, I did apply initially on my own, without an attorney. I only

hired the attorney after I was turned down the first time. I was too tired at

that

point to start all over and keep up with all the paperwork on my own. Thanks

for your prayers, every one will count.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina State Rep.

SE Regional Rep., PAI

http://pancassociation.org/anthology.htm#Heidi

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or opinion,

and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical professional.

Suzi wrote:

I am going to apply for SSDI after the first of the year, I tried back in July,

but I

made too much money and my pay didn't reflect my sick days >