It it possible to apply for benefits while I am still employed and use the next 9 months as my trial period? I was injured at 17, am 40 now, work currently full time and have never received benefits
Social Security work incentives at a glance *Trial work period—*The trial work period allows you to test your ability to work for at least nine months. During your trial work period, you will receive your full Social Security benefits regardless of how much you are earning as long as you report your work activity and you continue to have a disabling impairment. In 2013, a trial work month is any month in which your total earnings are over $750, or if you are self-employed, you earn more than $750 (after expenses) or work more than 80 hours in your own business. The trial work period continues until you have worked nine months within a 60-month period.
