Substantial Gainful Activity
To be eligible for disability benefits, a person must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA). A person who is earning more than a certain monthly amount (net of impairment-related work …
How Does Someone Become Eligible? | Disability Benefits | SSA
We generally use earnings guidelines to evaluate whether your work activity is SGA. If you are working in 2025 and your earnings average more than $1,620 ($2,700 if you’re blind) a month, you generally …
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2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Fact Sheet | News | SSA
2026 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2024 through the third quarter of 2025, …
The Work Site | SSA
Welcome to the Ticket to Work Program! Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits …
Trial Work Period
Cost of Living Adjustment
Try returning to work without losing Disability | SSA
You can try a return to work over a "Trial Work Period" without affecting your Disability benefits. You'll need to report your work activity.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024, Social Security and Supplemental Security …
These amounts are known as Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). However, we deduct the work expenses you have because of your disability when we count your earnings. If you have extra work …
How Do We Define Disability? | The Red Book | SSA
We use SGA as one of the factors to decide if you are initially eligible for Social Security Disability benefits or SSI. If you receive SSDI benefits, we use SGA to decide if your eligibility for benefits …