http://www.socialsecuritylaidbare.com/disability-benefits/working-on-social-security-disability/ The Bare Essentials of Social Disability Benefits Explained in Plain English Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:54:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.socialsecuritylaidbare.com/disability-benefits/working-on-social-security-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 sonya myers Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:13:43 +0000 http://www.socialsecuritylaidbare.com/disability/?p=7#comment-2899 It is now 2008, november and I am working I am legally blind and have looked at the website for my earnings limits. I am concerned about two things, my employer has promised me a reduction in hours prior to my work trial period ending date sot hat I will still qualify for benefits, I am earning $11.05 an hr. right now and working 40 hrs. weekly. My concern is that I have put a life partner on my health insurance plan, because he is not a spouse and is a life partner, the amount I pay AND the amount that the employer pays for his health insurance is post tax (not pre tax as me and my children), so they add like $300 bi weekly to my gross income then deduct that amount with my deductions so that I will pay taxes on the amounts they pay, this will increase my gross ncome over the limit even if I go down to 32 hours a week. I am not sure if they will deduct that or count it? Also I am concerned aobut asking them about it, at this point I am not married and do not plan on it, we can't afford to marry unfortunately, so if I bring up a "life partner" is social security going to start asking for his income to calculate my eligibility in this new age? Thanks It is now 2008, november and I am working I am legally blind and have looked at the website for my earnings limits. I am concerned about two things, my employer has promised me a reduction in hours prior to my work trial period ending date sot hat I will still qualify for benefits, I am earning $11.05 an hr. right now and working 40 hrs. weekly. My concern is that I have put a life partner on my health insurance plan, because he is not a spouse and is a life partner, the amount I pay AND the amount that the employer pays for his health insurance is post tax (not pre tax as me and my children), so they add like $300 bi weekly to my gross income then deduct that amount with my deductions so that I will pay taxes on the amounts they pay, this will increase my gross ncome over the limit even if I go down to 32 hours a week. I am not sure if they will deduct that or count it? Also I am concerned aobut asking them about it, at this point I am not married and do not plan on it, we can’t afford to marry unfortunately, so if I bring up a “life partner” is social security going to start asking for his income to calculate my eligibility in this new age? Thanks

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