Although most of the difficulties that you have faced throughout your disability claims process should be over by the time you are found to be disabled, there are certain things about your continued eligibility for Social Security disability benefits that you should be aware of. Your Greenville disability lawyer will guide you through the process and make sure that you remain eligible for your monthly benefits.
The trial work period is essentially an allotment of time that you can use to try working again without jeopardizing your eligibility. It is a nine-month period of time when you are permitted to earn as much money as you want and still receive your full monthly benefits. It is intended to allow you to test your ability to work. As long as you do not medically improve and your time spent earning income above the trial work period amount adds up to less than nine months, you are able to stop working and still receive your benefits.
It is possible to use up your trial work period by working only part-time, or even before the Social Security Administration finds you disabled. If your monthly income is more than the trial work period services monthly amount for a total of nine months at any point since you applied for benefits, you have used up your trial work period. As the amount changes from year to year and usually goes up, you should ask your Greenville disability attorney to ensure that you do not exceed it. The nine months in question need not be consecutive for them to count against you. Once you have exhausted the trial work period, there is not way to regain it, and your benefits will cease.
Because the trial work period is such a limited quantity of time, it is best that you not use it until you are ready to begin working full-time. Wasting it on part-time work may not be worth it to you. If you do wish to work part-time, you can do so without jeopardizing your benefits by keeping your income well below the monthly limit. For more information and help with your Social Security disability claim, contact an experienced Greenville disability attorney at the Dennison Law Firm.
