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SGA does not include any work a claimant does to take care of themselves, their families or home. It does not include unpaid work on hobbies, volunteer work, institutional therapy or training, attending school, clubs, social programs or similar activities: [6] however, such unpaid work may provide evidence that a claimant is capable of substantial gainful activity. [7]
To qualify for SSI, recipients must be 65 or older, blind or disabled, have limited income and resources. According to the Social Security Administration, you cannot “earn more than $1,913 from ...
SGA is defined as being able to make more than a set indexed amount of lawful wages per month, which is set higher for blind individuals than for non-blind individuals, pursuant to the Social Security Act. The amount set as of the year 2017 is $1,950 per month for legally blind individuals, and is $1,170 per month for non-blind individuals.
The legal definition of a disability that qualifies an applicant for benefits is "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."
Social Security serves as a lifeline for tens of millions of seniors. Today, that number is growing. As of December 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reported that about 65.5 million...
People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...
Applicants must be legally blind in both eyes, a U.S. resident and planning to pursue a full-time postsecondary course of study in the U.S. One scholarship may be given to an applicant employed ...
The United States Congress included this definition as part of the Aid to the Blind program in the Social Security Act passed in 1935. [22] [23] In 1972, the Aid to the Blind program and two others combined under Title XVI of the Social Security Act to form the Supplemental Security Income program [24] which states: