Work & Income That Must Be Reported to SSA When Receiving Disability Benefits

If you are approved and are receiving Disability Benefits from the Social Security Administration, you must report changes in job status, employer, work hours, and pay.

Changes in work status if you:

• Stop working, change a job, or receive a new job offer

• Begin or end self-employment

• Have an increase or decrease of work hours or pay

Income from work

• According to the Social Security Administration, if you earn more than $1,160 gross income per month, you report your wages online through your Social Security account.

Other income

• Workers’ compensation benefits

• Public disability from a state or local government

• Getting workers’ compensation and public disability from a state or local government may affect your disability payment amount. To avoid overpayments, tell the Social Security Administration if you get these benefits or if the amount you get changes.

Disability recovery

• Significant improvement so your medical condition no longer affects your ability to work

Call Social Security Administration at: +1 800-772-1213
Call TTY +1 800-325-0778 if you're deaf or hard of hearing.

Other ways to complete to notify the Social Security Administration by either Fax or mail documents to your local SSA Field office

You should complete a Statement of Claimant or Other Person (Form SSA-795) (PDF). Gather supporting information that includes: 

• A brief explanation of your work status or income change.

• The date of the change.

Fax or mail the form along with any supporting documents to your local office. Find your local office

Attorney Brent Klender has represented Disabled Individuals throughout the United States with their claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for over 20 years. CALL: (210) 734-0918