Can You – or Should You – Try to Work After Filing for Social Security Disability Benefits?

Because Social Security is so backlogged with its disability claim evaluation process, many truly disabled claimants try to return to work even for a short period of time because they need to survive. In some cases, returning to work can damage your case because a Social Security judge may conclude that you really do have the capacity to perform competitive work. However, in other situations, your unsuccessful attempts to work can help your case by demonstrating that you truly want to work but you just cannot do so. In this blog post, I want to break down how SSA looks at part time work, unsuccessful work attempts and successful work efforts. First, you need to understand the term “substantial gainful activity” or SGA. Social Security uses this term a good bit and you need to understand what it means. One way that Social Security defines SGA arises from a look at your gross earnings in a calendar month. In 2018, your work would be considered SGA level work if your…

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