Expedited
Reinstatement of
Benefits:
Under the
Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives
Improvement Act,
a safety net is
established for
Social Security
Disability Insurance
(SSDI) beneficiaries
and Supplemental
Security Insurance (SSI)
recipients who have
stopped receiving
cash benefits due to
work. If you have
worked your way off
of benefits and
later (within 60
months of your
benefits stopping
due to work) find
that you are unable
to work again
because of your
medical condition,
you may apply for a
reinstatement of
benefits by
completing an easy
to use Expedited
Reinstatement of
Benefits form.
How it Helps You:
If your benefits
have ended due to
employment activity,
and you now find you
are unable to work
again because of
your medical
condition you may
begin to receive
your cash benefit
for up to six months
by completing a
short application
with the Social
Security Office.
While you are
receiving these
benefits, Social
Security will review
your information to
see if you still
have a disability
and meet all of the
conditions to have
your benefits
reinstated again.
How it Works:
You may request an
Expedited
Reinstatement of
benefits within five
years (60 months)
after your benefits
are terminated. You
must meet some
criteria for this
provision:
-
You must have
stopped
receiving SSDI
due to earnings
from work;
-
You are no
longer earning
more than the
Substantial
Gainful Activity
(SGA) level (in
2012, $1010 per
month for people
with
disabilities or
$1,690 per month
for blind
beneficiaries);
-
You are
currently unable
to earn over SGA;
-
You have the
same disability
as when you
applied
initially; and
-
You make the
request for
reinstatement
within 60 months
(5 years) from
the month SSA
terminated the
previous
benefits.
If you qualify to
begin receiving your
benefits under
Expedited
Reinstatement again,
you will be eligible
for 6 months of
provisional benefits
(including
Medicare)
while the Social
Security
Administration is
making a new
disability
determination. If
the Social Security
Administration
determines that your
medical condition
does not prevent you
from working, the
six months of
provisional benefits
will not be
considered as an
overpayment.
In some cases, it
may be better to
apply for benefits
by filing a new
application rather
than applying
through Expedited
Reinstatement. You
should discuss this
with your local
Social Security
Administration
Claims
Representative.
Working again after
applying for EXR:
If you are able to
return to work, you
will need to
carefully track your
earnings and report
them to the Social
Security
Administration.
Once you have
received 24 months
of benefit payments after
qualifying for EXR,
you may be eligible
for a new
Trial Work Period
and Extended Period
of Eligibility.
An
Indiana Works
Benefits Community
Work Incentives
Coordinator
and the
Social Security
Administration
can help you
understand more
about Expedited
Reinstatement of
Benefits provisions.
