Certain Disability Payments and Workers’ Compensation May Affect Your Social Security Benefits
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: January 17, 2020
Many people working nowadays have more than one job. This means they have several sources of income. It’s important to keep in mind that having multiple sources of income can sometimes affect your Social Security benefits; but, it depends on the source.
Disability payments from private sources, such as private pensions or insurance benefits, don’t affect your Social Security disability benefits. Workers’ compensation and other public disability benefits, however, may reduce what you receive from Social Security. Workers’ compensation benefits are paid to a worker because of a job-related injury or illness. These benefits may be paid by federal or state workers’ compensation agencies, employers, or by insurance companies on behalf of employers.
Public disability payments that may affect your Social Security benefits are those paid from a federal, state, or local government for disabling medical conditions that are not job-related. Examples of these are civil service disability benefits, state temporary disability benefits, and state or local government retirement benefits that are based on disability.
Some public benefits don’t affect your Social Security disability benefits. If you receive Social Security disability benefits, and one of the following types of public benefits, your Social Security benefits will not be reduced:
- Veterans Administration benefits;
- State and local government benefits, if Social Security taxes were deducted from your earnings; or
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
You can read How Workers’ Compensation and Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits to find out about the possible ways your benefits might be reduced.
Please be sure to report changes. If there is a change in the amount of your other disability payment, or if those benefits stop, please notify us right away. Tell us if the amount of your workers’ compensation or public disability payment increases or decreases. Any change in the amount or frequency of these benefits is likely to affect the amount of your Social Security benefits.
An unexpected change in benefits can have unintended consequences. You can be better prepared if you’re informed and have financially prepared yourself. Visit our benefits planner for information about your options for securing your future.
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Mitchell
i was wondering if i could collect unemployment during this PANDEMIC and still receive SSDI in Washington state i believe i’ll be over the limit by $10.00 mow will that effect by SSDI really need to know 1 step away from homeless
William
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Beth
How will this new stimulus package affect the amount that I’m able to get monthly without being penalized or lose my SSDI benefit?
Vonda T.
I have a question, I’m on SSI disability with back an neck injury.
I’m capable to do remote work from my home. Can I work an not loose my SSI? Or how much can I earn? I’m 62 will be 63 in November.
McDan
If I’m approved for SSDI, is my spouse entitled to part of my back pay? He has a very high income if that makes a difference. And we should be divorced by July 2020. Thank you
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how will working effect any SSI disability benefits in the long term
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A.C.
Hi, Sarah. If you are referring to Social Security disability benefits, special rules allow you to work temporarily without losing your monthly Social Security disability benefits. After your nine-month trial work period, we still provide a safety net that allows you to work another three years risk free. During those three years, you can work and still receive benefits for any month in which your earnings do not exceed a certain limit. For 2020 those limits are: $2,110 for blind individuals; or $1,260 a month if you are not blind. For more information on working while receiving Social Security disability benefits, click here. We hope this helps.
T
I thought that when you receive SSDI, you were not allowed to work at any job? But this states: “A disabled (nonblind) person applying for or receiving SSDI cannot earn more than $1,260 per month by working.” Thank you.
Esmeralda
How do I lose my disability benefits? I have my benefits since I was child, I am permanent resident, I got married last Year. I known that my affect my disability benefits any other reason may I lose my disability benefits? my mom died 10 years a go we owe the department of the health and walfare 42,356.26 according to the Estate Recovery Unit but because I am disabled the department will defer recovery claim for as long I need the property but I have some issues with family member and I would like to walk away form the property but some told me I would lose my disability benefits if I walk away.
A.C.
Hi, Esmeralda. Unfortunately, your question is a bit more complex than we can answer in this forum. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community work with our offices with specific questions. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for assistance. Generally, you will have a shorter wait if you call later in the day. You can also contact your local Social Security office. We hope this helps.