In order to qualify for a United States Social Security disability benefit, certain requirements must be met. Once we have met the minimum requirements, we can apply to the Social Security Administration for this monthly check. In many cases, the check may be temporary, but there are times when SSDI may be for a long period of time.
Regardless of the type of SSDI we have, we may lose it. The Social Security Administration can take our check out of SSDI for a variety of reasons. In this regard, keep in mind that some of these reasons are more than obvious, since they mean the end of temporary disability. Still, we must watch out very carefully for our actions, as sometimes the Administration will take away our SSDI without our disability ending.
In principle, this will not affect our future Social Security Age Retirement Pension. In fact, sometimes it will be more convenient to stop receiving the disability pension and start collecting the age retirement check. But now we’re not going to plan for retirement, we’re going to look at why the Administration might take away our disability check.
Reasons why Social Security might take away our SSDI check
We must be very careful when performing our actions if we do not want the Social Security Administration to withdraw our SSDI benefit check. For these reasons this situation could occur:
- You go back to work. This is the most common reason SSDI stops coming to American households. Returning to work means in most cases losing SSDI. However, this does not always have to be the case, as each situation is individual. Check with the Social Security Administration before returning to work to avoid mistakes.
- Full Retirement Age. Age retirement is another reason we may lose SSDI, but this is not bad news. In most cases, applying for Full Retirement Age means receiving a larger check from Social Security every month.
- You get back on your feet. The disability benefit can be for U.S. citizens who have a health condition. In the event of a full recovery, the retiree loses SSDI, although this is actually good news.
- You go to jail. As with any other Social Security check, going to jail for more than 30 days means losing your SSDI check.
Therefore, if we want to continue collecting our SSDI check and we have not yet recovered, we must watch out when making our decisions. In addition to this, it should also be noted that SSDI users can apply for Supplemental Security Income, a check that helps the neediest Americans.