Articles
Articles
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Can You Work While Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits?
You can earn a small amount of income while also collecting disability, but exactly how much depends on whether you get SSDI or SSI benefits.
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Social Security Disability Trial Work Period, EPE, and Expedited Reinstatement
Several Social Security programs allow SSDI beneficiaries to try returning to work without jeopardizing their entitlement to Social Security disability benefits.
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Expedited Reinstatement After Your Disability Benefits Were Terminated
If you stop working within five years of when your benefits stopped, you may be able to get your benefits restarted without reapplying.
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Can I Do Volunteer Work and Continue to Get Disability Benefits?
Doing volunteer work can be considered substantial gainful activity, which could cause your Social Security disability benefits to terminate.
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Can I Start a Small Business on SSDI?
Social Security has detailed rules on how much you can work for yourself or earn from your business while still collecting Social Security disability benefits.
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The QDWI Program: How Disabled Workers Can Keep Medicare When They Return to Work
If you start making too much money to get SSDI, you can remain eligible for free Medicare Part A through the QDWI program.
Resources
Resources
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Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions
Nolo's book covers survivors benefits, disability benefits, and spousal retirement benefits, and how the three are intertwined.
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability includes information about Social Security benefits for the dependents and survivors of persons with disabilities.