I'm currently 56 and I'm collecting SSDI of $36k/year and workman's comp of $9,360/year. My Social Security retirement benefit is estimated at $27,276/year at my FRA. When does my SSDI convert to the standard SS? at 65? 66? or 67? Can I delay to 70 so I can maximize my benefit? Hi. Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits automatically convert to regular Social Security retirement benefits when
a recipient reaches full retirement age (FRA), and if you're 56 now then your FRA would be age 67. And, yes, you could voluntarily suspend your retirement benefits from FRA until age 70 to earn delayed retirement credits (DRC) (https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0202409110). Best, Jerry August 17, 2021 If you are collecting Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits, you may wonder what happens when you reach full retirement age (FRA). The good news is, your benefits will automatically convert and for most people, your benefits
remain the same. SSDI benefits are dependent on how long you worked and what you paid into the Social Security system. When you applied for SSDI, your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) was calculated based on your Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), so you are already collecting what you would normally receive for Social Security Retirement benefits and the switch happens automatically. If your spouse is receiving benefits based on your record, his/her benefits will also automatically
convert. So when does it switch? Well, that will depend on when you were born: the table below can tell you when your Social Security Disability Income will change to Social Security Retirement. 1938 – 65 years and 2 months 1939 – 65 years and 4 months 1940 – 65 years and 6 months 1941 – 65 years and 8 months 1942 – 65 years and 10 months 1943 through 1954 – 66 years 1955 – 66 years and 2 months 1956 – 66 years and 4 months 1957 – 66 years and 6 months 1958 – 66 years and 8 months 1959 – 66 years and 10 months 1960 and later – 67 years Can I increase my benefits when I reach retirement age?It is possible to increase your benefits when you reach retirement age by suspending benefits for a time, but you need to weigh your options and evaluate your personal situation before you do so. All recipients of Social Security Retirement benefits have the option to suspend benefits up to age 70. For every month you suspend your benefits, you could earn 2/3 of 1%, up to 8% per year of suspended benefits. To put it simply, if you suspend benefits when you reach FRA, you can receive a larger benefit later. If your spouse is receiving benefits based on your record, then he/she will also have benefits suspended but will also be able to collect more when they resume. You must weigh a number of factors to determine if this is the right tactic for you. Do you believe you (or your spouse) will live long enough to make the delay worthwhile? Do you have enough to live on if you suspend benefits now? Do you have dependent children? Another way your benefits may increase is if you are receiving workers’ compensation while collecting SSDI. You likely did not pay taxes on those Workers’ Comp benefits and those additional benefits may have reduced your SSDI payment. The good news is, when you reach full retirement age, this reduction ends, so your Social Security benefit would increase. What about Medicare?Most people enroll for Medicare around age 65. However, if you have been collecting SSDI benefits for 24 months or longer, you are automatically enrolled in Medicare, even if you are under 65. (If you were diagnosed with ALS, you were enrolled in Medicare sooner, usually during the month of your first SSDI payment). If you have questions about your SSDI and Social Security Retirement benefits, contact us online or call Shelley Elovitz at (412) 338-1114. If your disability doesn't improve and you remain unable to work, your benefits should last until you reach retirement age.Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits are benefit programs that pay you income if you become disabled. You'll generally receive disability benefits for as long as you meet Social Security's definition of disabled. How Long Can You Receive Disability Benefits?You can continue to get SSDI or SSI disability benefits as long as your disability keeps you from working. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will conduct periodic reviews of your case to see if you're still eligible for disability benefits. These reviews are called "continuing disability reviews" (CDRs), and they generally happen every few years. But the amount of time between reviews depends on the severity of your condition and the likelihood that your impairment will improve. You must report changes in your condition to the SSA, even if those changes would result in the loss of your disability benefits. Learn more about when Social Security can take away disability benefits. When Disability Benefits Will StopThere are three separate occasions when Social Security will stop paying disability benefits. Your benefits will stop if:
Disability Benefits End When You're No Longer DisabledIf your condition changes and your disability is no longer considered severe or debilitating enough to keep you from working, your benefits will end. For instance, if you qualified for disability for cancer while you were undergoing chemotherapy, but you've completely recovered, expect Social Security to stop your benefits. SSDI Ends When You Reach Retirement AgeWhen you reach full retirement age, your Social Security disability benefits (SSDI only) will stop, and you'll automatically begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits instead. The specific amount of money you receive each month generally remains the same, and any SSI benefits you're getting should continue. Note: Full retirement age is 66 for those born from 1943 to 1954. It increases by two-month each year for those born from 1955 through 1959. For everyone born in 1960 or later full retirement age is 67. Disability Benefits End When You Earn Too Much MoneySocial Security has limits on the amount of income you can earn when receiving SSDI or SSI. We'll discuss this just below. Earned Income Limits and DisabilitySocial Security has set limits for the amount of money you can earn when you're getting disability benefits. And the limits vary for disabled vs. blind recipients and SSDI vs. SSI. SSDI Earned Income LimitsIf you're disabled but not blind, Social Security has set the limit for the amount you can earn at $1,350 per month (2022). The SSA considers anything over that amount "substantial gainful activity" (SGA). And if you can perform at the SGA level, Social Security will assume that you can work and will stop your benefits within a short time. For blind SSDI recipients, the earned income limit in 2022 is $2,260 per month. Again, any earnings above that amount will exceed the SGA limit, and the SSA will end your disability benefits. SSI Earned Income LimitsThe SGA limit doesn't apply to SSI recipients after they start receiving benefits. Instead, Social Security has set an income limit for SSI recipients based on the federal benefit rate (FBR). In 2022, the FBR (the maximum benefit possible) is $841 per month for individuals and $1,261 per month for couples. If your "countable income" (not all of your income) is more than the FBR, your SSI benefits will end. Since the SSA only counts half of the income you earn from work toward the limit, you (as an individual) can earn up to around $1,750 per month (if you have no non-earned income) before losing your benefits. Anything over that amount means you don't fit Social Security's definition of "low-income" and your benefits will be terminated. But Social Security will begin reducing your SSI benefits when you make more than $925 per month. Social Security's Trial Work ProgramsTo encourage you to return to work, Social Security will allow you to try to work for a limited time without taking away your SSI or SSDI benefits. The SSA wants to encourage you to work. To that end, Social Security lets you test yourself without risking your disability benefits to see if you can return to work long term. SSDI and the Trial Work PeriodIf you're getting SSDI benefits, Social Security will allow you to try to return to work over a period of time. A trial work period lasts nine months. You can make as much money as you want for nine months without losing your benefits. After you've worked for nine months (not necessarily consecutive) in a rolling 60-month period, the SSA will look closely at the income you make in your tenth month of working. If the work you're doing equals substantial gainful activity—that is, if you earn more than $1,350 per month—you won't receive disability benefits for that month. But even if you begin working at the SGA level for some months, but not others, your benefits won't suddenly end. You can continue receiving benefits for another 36 months (assuming you're still disabled) in any month where your income doesn't reach the SGA limit. Social Security designed the trial work period to help you try to get back to work without having to risk losing your benefits. SSI and the PASS ProgramIf you're receiving SSI, you can take part in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS). This is a plan to go back to work that you develop with the help of the SSA or a vocational rehabilitation worker. While participating in PASS, any money you earn isn't counted toward the SSI income limits and won't reduce your SSI benefits. Social Security's Ticket-to-Work ProgramWhether you're getting SSDI or SSI benefits, the SSA's Ticket-to-Work program can get you training aimed at helping you find a job you can do, even while disabled. Under this program, Social Security issues you "tickets." You can turn in those tickets to an employment network to receive employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services necessary to return to work. Social Security will stop your continuing disability reviews while you're doing a Ticket to Work program, even if you're making more than the SGA amount. What If You Lose Your Disability Benefits?Sometimes Social Security will stop paying you disability benefits, like when a continuing disability review determines that you're no longer disabled. If you disagree with the SSA's decision, you can appeal the CDR cessation. If your disability benefits ended because you were earning above the SGA level after a trial work period, and you've stopped working, or your earnings have dropped below the SGA, you can probably get your benefits restarted. Learn what you need to do to get your benefits reinstated quickly. What happens to my Social Security disability when I turn 65?your disability benefits automatically convert to retirement benefits, but the amount remains the same. If you also receive a reduced widow(er)'s benefit, be sure to contact Social Security when you reach full retirement age, so that we can make any necessary adjustment in your benefits.
Does Social Security disability become regular Social Security?The first thing you need to understand when receiving SSDI benefits is that the benefits do convert from Social Security Disability benefits to Social Security Retirement benefits once you reach retirement age. Nothing will change.
What happens to SS disability when you turn 62?If you are collecting SSDI benefits when you turn 62, and you decide you want to retire, you will have to actively apply for early retirement through Social Security. Then you will begin collecting retirement benefits at the permanently reduced rate.
Is Social Security disability higher than regular Social Security?If you're comparing these two types of Social Security benefits, then you should know that typically the SSDI benefits pay more. In fact, disability in this scenario is, on average, more than double the benefits you would receive from SSI benefits.
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