Parent Focus: Four Ways Benefits Support Work
- The Basics
- 1) MA Covers People With Disabilities Who Work
- 2) A Job + SSI = More Money
- 3) Your Child Can Save More
- 4) Your Child Will Stay Connected to SSI
- Next Steps
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Your Child Will Stay Connected to SSI
The more your child works, the more money your child can make. If he or she makes enough, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits may stop, but overall your child will be much better off!
SSI Has a Safety Net for People who Lose Benefits and Need Them Later
Even if your child makes a lot more money than he or she ever got from SSI, you will probably worry about what would happen if the job ended. Would your child be able to get back on SSI if needed?
Yes.
SSI’s 1619(b) rule helps people who stop getting SSI get back on it easily. If a job ends or earnings go down, your child can just report the change to Social Security and SSI benefits will start up again. He or she will not even have to reapply.
1619(b) is for people earning less than $74,611 in a year. If your child earns more than that, other rules can help your child start getting SSI benefits again.
If your child stops getting SSI benefits due to work income and then that income goes down, he or she can get back on SSI.
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