SSDI...made too much $ in 2007

[Kelli]

I did use up all of my 'trial work period' earnings. When I signed up for SSDI I was still working as much as I could in order to make as much as I could...knowing I coulnd't keep that up. So I earned too much for about 6 consecutive months. I'm just nervous.

I have the info from my employer (husband actually) and I guess I'll have to go to that gross office and sit there until I can be seen by an agent to get the rest of my questions answered.

Thanks for your help so far.
Kelli

 

[Kelli]

I did use up all of my 'trial work period' earnings. When I signed up for SSDI I was still working as much as I could in order to make as much as I could...knowing I coulnd't keep that up. So I earned too much for about 6 consecutive months. I'm just nervous.

I have the info from my employer (husband actually) and I guess I'll have to go to that gross office and sit there until I can be seen by an agent to get the rest of my questions answered.

Thanks for your help so far.
Kelli

 

[Kelli]

I did use up all of my 'trial work period' earnings. When I signed up for SSDI I was still working as much as I could in order to make as much as I could...knowing I coulnd't keep that up. So I earned too much for about 6 consecutive months. I'm just nervous.

I have the info from my employer (husband actually) and I guess I'll have to go to that gross office and sit there until I can be seen by an agent to get the rest of my questions answered.

Thanks for your help so far.
Kelli

 

[Kelli]

I did use up all of my 'trial work period' earnings. When I signed up for SSDI I was still working as much as I could in order to make as much as I could...knowing I coulnd't keep that up. So I earned too much for about 6 consecutive months. I'm just nervous.

I have the info from my employer (husband actually) and I guess I'll have to go to that gross office and sit there until I can be seen by an agent to get the rest of my questions answered.

Thanks for your help so far.
Kelli

 

[Kelli]

I did use up all of my 'trial work period' earnings. When I signed up for SSDI I was still working as much as I could in order to make as much as I could...knowing I coulnd't keep that up. So I earned too much for about 6 consecutive months. I'm just nervous.
<br />
<br />I have the info from my employer (husband actually) and I guess I'll have to go to that gross office and sit there until I can be seen by an agent to get the rest of my questions answered.
<br />
<br />Thanks for your help so far.
<br />Kelli

 

[julie]

THen you will recieve your SSDI benefits at a pro-rated amount based on how much you earned in each month.

 

[julie]

THen you will recieve your SSDI benefits at a pro-rated amount based on how much you earned in each month.

 

[julie]

THen you will recieve your SSDI benefits at a pro-rated amount based on how much you earned in each month.

 

[julie]

THen you will recieve your SSDI benefits at a pro-rated amount based on how much you earned in each month.

 

[julie]

THen you will recieve your SSDI benefits at a pro-rated amount based on how much you earned in each month.

 

[Landy]

<i>Let me preface this by saying that I would get in touch with Julie here on the boards or with Beth Sufian, who specializes in disability laws/rules and CF.</i>

Here's my non-professional take:

I assume you are getting a paycheck weekly, bi-weekly or something?

It is very tricky. They have a SGA amount ($900 a month in 2007) and they have the "Services" amount (640 a month in 2007).

I was working part time when I applied, and continued to work part time after approval of SSDI and then they sent my employer a verification of wages, by month, & they asked how many months per year I made over the "Services" amount. So, I'm not sure where the <b>SGA </b>even plays into this, because that's <b>not</b> the figure they were worried about--they were worried about the "services" amount. I assume every time I went over the $640 a month counted as a Trial Work Period month. If I have 10 or more of these overage months, then I believe I would loose benefits.
Here is a link that may explain this better:
.<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html">Trial Work Period</a>


Now, there is hope...I believe you can deduct medical or work related expenses that you paid during these months from the gross amount.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/guide-employment-supports.htm#5">IRWE</a>

It doesn't really address pulmonary expenses on the IRWE chart, but I would assume that anything that I had to do to be able to work is a IRWE expense. That would include antibiotics taken, inhaled or nebulized meds needed so I can breath, possibly diabetic expenses??, enzymes, co-pays for doctor visits, etc.

Again, contact someone that knows more than I do. I hope it all works out with you. I got so tired of trying to stay under that "services" amount that I finally just quit working all together so I didn't have to "sweat it", worrying about going over anymore<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">.

 

[Landy]

<i>Let me preface this by saying that I would get in touch with Julie here on the boards or with Beth Sufian, who specializes in disability laws/rules and CF.</i>

Here's my non-professional take:

I assume you are getting a paycheck weekly, bi-weekly or something?

It is very tricky. They have a SGA amount ($900 a month in 2007) and they have the "Services" amount (640 a month in 2007).

I was working part time when I applied, and continued to work part time after approval of SSDI and then they sent my employer a verification of wages, by month, & they asked how many months per year I made over the "Services" amount. So, I'm not sure where the <b>SGA </b>even plays into this, because that's <b>not</b> the figure they were worried about--they were worried about the "services" amount. I assume every time I went over the $640 a month counted as a Trial Work Period month. If I have 10 or more of these overage months, then I believe I would loose benefits.
Here is a link that may explain this better:
.<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html">Trial Work Period</a>


Now, there is hope...I believe you can deduct medical or work related expenses that you paid during these months from the gross amount.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/guide-employment-supports.htm#5">IRWE</a>

It doesn't really address pulmonary expenses on the IRWE chart, but I would assume that anything that I had to do to be able to work is a IRWE expense. That would include antibiotics taken, inhaled or nebulized meds needed so I can breath, possibly diabetic expenses??, enzymes, co-pays for doctor visits, etc.

Again, contact someone that knows more than I do. I hope it all works out with you. I got so tired of trying to stay under that "services" amount that I finally just quit working all together so I didn't have to "sweat it", worrying about going over anymore<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">.

 

[Landy]

<i>Let me preface this by saying that I would get in touch with Julie here on the boards or with Beth Sufian, who specializes in disability laws/rules and CF.</i>

Here's my non-professional take:

I assume you are getting a paycheck weekly, bi-weekly or something?

It is very tricky. They have a SGA amount ($900 a month in 2007) and they have the "Services" amount (640 a month in 2007).

I was working part time when I applied, and continued to work part time after approval of SSDI and then they sent my employer a verification of wages, by month, & they asked how many months per year I made over the "Services" amount. So, I'm not sure where the <b>SGA </b>even plays into this, because that's <b>not</b> the figure they were worried about--they were worried about the "services" amount. I assume every time I went over the $640 a month counted as a Trial Work Period month. If I have 10 or more of these overage months, then I believe I would loose benefits.
Here is a link that may explain this better:
.<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html">Trial Work Period</a>


Now, there is hope...I believe you can deduct medical or work related expenses that you paid during these months from the gross amount.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/guide-employment-supports.htm#5">IRWE</a>

It doesn't really address pulmonary expenses on the IRWE chart, but I would assume that anything that I had to do to be able to work is a IRWE expense. That would include antibiotics taken, inhaled or nebulized meds needed so I can breath, possibly diabetic expenses??, enzymes, co-pays for doctor visits, etc.

Again, contact someone that knows more than I do. I hope it all works out with you. I got so tired of trying to stay under that "services" amount that I finally just quit working all together so I didn't have to "sweat it", worrying about going over anymore<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">.

 

[Landy]

<i>Let me preface this by saying that I would get in touch with Julie here on the boards or with Beth Sufian, who specializes in disability laws/rules and CF.</i>

Here's my non-professional take:

I assume you are getting a paycheck weekly, bi-weekly or something?

It is very tricky. They have a SGA amount ($900 a month in 2007) and they have the "Services" amount (640 a month in 2007).

I was working part time when I applied, and continued to work part time after approval of SSDI and then they sent my employer a verification of wages, by month, & they asked how many months per year I made over the "Services" amount. So, I'm not sure where the <b>SGA </b>even plays into this, because that's <b>not</b> the figure they were worried about--they were worried about the "services" amount. I assume every time I went over the $640 a month counted as a Trial Work Period month. If I have 10 or more of these overage months, then I believe I would loose benefits.
Here is a link that may explain this better:
.<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html">Trial Work Period</a>


Now, there is hope...I believe you can deduct medical or work related expenses that you paid during these months from the gross amount.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/guide-employment-supports.htm#5">IRWE</a>

It doesn't really address pulmonary expenses on the IRWE chart, but I would assume that anything that I had to do to be able to work is a IRWE expense. That would include antibiotics taken, inhaled or nebulized meds needed so I can breath, possibly diabetic expenses??, enzymes, co-pays for doctor visits, etc.

Again, contact someone that knows more than I do. I hope it all works out with you. I got so tired of trying to stay under that "services" amount that I finally just quit working all together so I didn't have to "sweat it", worrying about going over anymore<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">.

 

[Landy]

<i>Let me preface this by saying that I would get in touch with Julie here on the boards or with Beth Sufian, who specializes in disability laws/rules and CF.</i>
<br />
<br />Here's my non-professional take:
<br />
<br />I assume you are getting a paycheck weekly, bi-weekly or something?
<br />
<br />It is very tricky. They have a SGA amount ($900 a month in 2007) and they have the "Services" amount (640 a month in 2007).
<br />
<br />I was working part time when I applied, and continued to work part time after approval of SSDI and then they sent my employer a verification of wages, by month, & they asked how many months per year I made over the "Services" amount. So, I'm not sure where the <b>SGA </b>even plays into this, because that's <b>not</b> the figure they were worried about--they were worried about the "services" amount. I assume every time I went over the $640 a month counted as a Trial Work Period month. If I have 10 or more of these overage months, then I believe I would loose benefits.
<br />Here is a link that may explain this better:
<br />.<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/twp.html">Trial Work Period</a>
<br />
<br />
<br />Now, there is hope...I believe you can deduct medical or work related expenses that you paid during these months from the gross amount.
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/eng/guide-employment-supports.htm#5">IRWE</a>
<br />
<br />It doesn't really address pulmonary expenses on the IRWE chart, but I would assume that anything that I had to do to be able to work is a IRWE expense. That would include antibiotics taken, inhaled or nebulized meds needed so I can breath, possibly diabetic expenses??, enzymes, co-pays for doctor visits, etc.
<br />
<br />Again, contact someone that knows more than I do. I hope it all works out with you. I got so tired of trying to stay under that "services" amount that I finally just quit working all together so I didn't have to "sweat it", worrying about going over anymore<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">.
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[Landy]

Oops, it took me so long to write my response, I didn't realize that Julie had already been on the case!

Edited to add: Julie, If you want to correct anything I wrote, you will not offend me!

 

[Landy]

Oops, it took me so long to write my response, I didn't realize that Julie had already been on the case!

Edited to add: Julie, If you want to correct anything I wrote, you will not offend me!

 

[Landy]

Oops, it took me so long to write my response, I didn't realize that Julie had already been on the case!

Edited to add: Julie, If you want to correct anything I wrote, you will not offend me!

 

[Landy]

Oops, it took me so long to write my response, I didn't realize that Julie had already been on the case!

Edited to add: Julie, If you want to correct anything I wrote, you will not offend me!

 

[Landy]

Oops, it took me so long to write my response, I didn't realize that Julie had already been on the case!
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<br />Edited to add: Julie, If you want to correct anything I wrote, you will not offend me!