• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

Employment and Disability: Glossary of Terms
(The following information is drawn from The Red Book from the Social Security Administration.)

Blind Work Expenses.  If you are blind, the SSA does not count any earned income that you use to meet expenses in earning that income when it decides your SSI eligibility and payment amount.

Break-Even Point.  The dollar amount of total income that will (after applicable deductions are applied) reduce the SSI payment to zero in a given set of case facts.  Your break-even point depends on your earned and unearned income, living arrangements, applicable income exclusions, and state supplement, if any. (SSI)

Continuing Disability Review.  The SSA’s process of obtaining complete current information about your condition to decide if your SSDI and/or SSI benefits should continue. (SSDI and SSI)

Continuation of Medicare Coverage.  You can receive at least 93 consecutive months of hospital and supplemental medical insurance after the trial work period. This provision allows health insurance to continue when you go to work and are engaging in SGA. (SSDI)

Countable Income.  The amount of money left after the SSA has subtracted all available deductions from your total income. We use this amount to decide your SSI eligibility and payment amounts. (SSI)

Countable Income Test.  One of the tests the SSA may use to evaluate self-employment income if the individual has received SSDI benefits for 24 months. (SSDI)