SSWI

Work incentives in the table below are light red. STEP 1 Unearned Income(including SSDI) $________ Subtract General Exclusion (if a person has no unearned income, use this $20 GE with the Earned Income Exclusion, see Step 2) – $20.00 Equals Countable Unearned Income = $________ STEP 2 Earned Income (Gross Wages) $______ Subtract Student Earned

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI-Title II) Earn less than SGA per month and your earned income will NOT affect your SSDI check. Earn over TWP per month and your earned income will earn you a Trial Work Period month (TWP, 9 months, over rolling 60/months), and the amount of your SSDI check will NOT change and your

Earned Income Only Step 1 Earned Income (Gross Wages) $ Subtract General Exclusion – $20.00 Subtract Earned Income Exclusion – $ 65.00 Equals Countable Earned Income = $ Step 2 Divide Countable Earned Income by 2 ÷ 2 Division answer = $ Subtract Division answer from Countable Earned Income – $ Equals Final Revised Countable

Under SSDI, blindness (see Redbook for SSA’s definition of blindness) has to have lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months.   There is no duration requirement for blindness under SSI.  SSA changes the SGA level for beneficiaries who are blind every year to reflect changes in general wage levels.

SSDI beneficiaries who lose their cash benefit entitlement due to performance of SGA, but continue to be disabled, are eligible for extended Medicare coverage. The extended coverage is for a minimum of 36 months (EPE) following the conclusion of the 9 month TWP.  Medicare coverage for people with disabilities who return to work will continue to

At the conclusion of the 9-month TWP (Trial Work Period), beneficiaries will immediately enter into the 36-month EPE provided that they continue to be medically eligible. The 36-month period begins in the month following the 9-month TWP whether or not individuals are determined to be earning SGA or not.  During the EPE, any month that earnings exceed

Unless medical recovery is an issue, (SSDI) beneficiaries are entitled to a 9-month Trial Work Period (TWP) for testing work skills while maintaining the monthly cash benefit.  During this TWP full benefit checks will continue regardless of the amount of earned income received. The 9 months of TWP are not necessarily in a row.  TWP months