Once I start to draw SSI or social security disability, how can I get back into the work force?
For Social Security Disability: Whether you’re a disabled person entering the work force for the first time, or trying to get back to work, social security provides a number of incentives to help you. One such incentive is called the trial work period. For a total of nine months, you are allowed to earn as much as you can, without affecting your disability benefits. Though the nine months do not have to be consecutive, they must fall within the same five year period. Any month in which you earn over $200 is counted as a trial work month. For those who are self-employed, a trial month is one with earnings over $200, or one in which you worked over 40 hours in your business. At the end of the trial work period, you should be careful not to accept more checks from the Administration, or you could get into serious trouble with an overpayment. When the trial period is over, if you are making substantial money, (usually $500 or more per month), your benefits will end in three more months. Ho
