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May 11, 2009
The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives Social Security Administration (SSA) - 2009
The Red Book serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve people with disabilities. It is available in both English and Spanish.
It is updated on a yearly basis. The following information is "new" for 2009.
- SSA increased the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) amount for individuals with disabilities, other than blindness, from $940 to $980 for 2009.
- SSA increased the SGA amount for individuals who are blind from $1,570 to $1,640 for 2009.
- SSA increased the monthly earnings amount used to determine if a month counts for the Trial Work Period (TWP) from $670 to $700 for 2009.
- For 2009, SSA increased the SSI Federal Benefit Rates (FBR) from $637 to $674 for an eligible individual and from $956 to $1,011 for an eligible couple.
- SSA increased the income amounts that will have no effect on eligibility or benefits for SSI beneficiaries who are students. For 2009, we increased the monthly amount from $1,550 to $1,640 and the yearly maximum from $6,240 to $6,600.
- For 2009, the monthly Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance Base Premium is $443, and the 45 percent Reduced Premium is $244. The Part B Supplementary Medical Insurance monthly Base Premium is $96.40 which is unchanged from 2008.
Posted by Nancy at May 11, 2009 04:39 PM