Ticket To Work Program - Social Security

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Ticket to Work Program

Edited October 18, 2009 by fanaticbooks

[Pete53]

Thanks Books very good advice

[Josephine]

This program worked very nicely for my husband.

He was on SSDI for 4 years with A-Fib.

He decided he wanted to try going back to work in Quality.

With serveral interviews for his position, he secured the position he wanted.

He continued to receive his full SSDI benefits and work and earn the salary he was

accustomed to.

When the 10 months was up. He was sent a letter by SSDI, stating we no longer find you

disabled.

This was fine with him.

He worked for one year and was hospitalized again for A-Fib, but then 3 years later after

he had a stent placed and more hospital stays, his employer placed him on Short Term

Disability.

He went to Social Security and within one week his SSDI benfits were re-instated.

He remained on Short Term and went to Long Term and stayed with it two and half months

and guess what, he decided to see what his heart doctor had to say about his returning to

Quality.

He went back to his position. Quality Manager for Night Vision Goggles for our troops.

He wears this T- Shirt all the time: WE WILL SO THEY CAN.

SSDI and the work program is a wonderful opportunity and in my opinion not to be feared.

Am I proud of him? YES! By the way he is also a Vietnam Era Veteran.

Betty

Edited October 18, 2009 by Josephine

[darkhorse]

I was on this program in 2006. Great program and nice piece of mind knowing they won't pull your benies in this 9 months trial.

dh

This program worked very nicely for my husband.

He was on SSDI for 4 years with A-Fib.

He decided he wanted to try going back to work in Quality.

With serveral interviews for his position, he secured the position he wanted.

He continued to receive his full SSDI benefits and work and earn the salary he was

accustomed to.

When the 10 months was up. He was sent a letter by SSDI, stating we no longer find you

disabled.

This was fine with him.

He worked for one year and was hospitalized again for A-Fib, but then 3 years later after

he had a stent placed and more hospital stays, his employer placed him on Short Term

Disability.

He went to Social Security and within one week his SSDI benfits were re-instated.

He remained on Short Term and went to Long Term and stayed with it two and half months

and guess what, he decided to see what his heart doctor had to say about his returning to

Quality.

He went back to his position. Quality Manager for Night Vision Goggles for our troops.

He wears this T- Shirt all the time: WE WILL SO THEY CAN.

SSDI and the work program is a wonderful opportunity and in my opinion not to be feared.

Am I proud of him? YES! By the way he is also a Vietnam Era Veteran.

Betty

[carlie]

Betty and DH,

I am glad the program worked favorably for your circumstance's.

I have helped two claimant's on SSDI that the program did not

work out for and both of them truly had a most difficult time

re-gaining their full SSD benefits.

carlie

[darkhorse]

Must have been another reason they lost there benies like they went over their 9 months or something. Never heard of anyone losing their benies during the trial period. It's there for a reason so people won't lose their benies for trying to see if they can work.

If you are still working after the nine months are up then your SSD will stop. I, myself, continued to work since I had improved but then lost my job due to my disability. My benies were started back up automatically without an exam.

Claimants must also know that they only get ONE trial work period in a 36 month rolling period.

This is from SSA site:

Social Security work incentives at a glance

Trial work period—The trial work period allows you to test your ability to work for at least nine months. During your trial work period, you will receive your full Social Security benefits regardless of how much you are earning as long as you report your work activity and you continue to have a disabling impairment. In 2009, a trial work month is any month in which your total earnings are $700 or more, or, if you are self-employed, you earn more than $700 (after expenses) or spend more than 80 hours in your own business. The trial work period continues until you have worked nine months within a 60-month period.

Extended period of eligibility—After your trial work period, you have 36 months during which you can work and still receive benefits for any month your earnings are not “substantial.” In 2009, earnings of $980 or more ($1,640 if you are blind) are considered substantial. No new application or disability decision is needed for you to receive a Social Security disability benefit during this period.

Expedited reinstatement—After your benefits stop because your earnings are substantial, you have five years during which you may ask us to start your benefits immediately if you find yourself unable to continue working because of your condition. You will not have to file a new disability application and you will not have to wait for your benefits to start while your medical condition is being reviewed to make sure you are still disabled.

Continuation of Medicare—If your Social Security disability

Edited October 18, 2009 by darkhorse

[john999]

You may be able to work on and off with SSD, but that is peanuts compared to what we get from IU or 100%. If you monkey around with those benefits it may not be so easy to get them started up again. The feds may encourage you to try working, and then they come down on you with an ax. If you are over 40 years old you better think long and hard about playing around with these disability benefits. You know even very qualified people over the age of 40 can't get jobs in this environment with 10-15% unemployment. I am almost 60 years old. If I recovered next week and was able to work where would I work? Could I get a job at the grocery store bagging groceries?