Can Disability Affect Consultant Income?

[Chef Stacy Edwards]

I have a potential recruit that is on disability, wants to know if she was to become a consultant would that effect her getting her checks.
Does anyone know how that works? TIA.

 

[cmdtrgd]

I had this situation come up a while back and this person could not sign because it would affect her benefits. What I would have your possible recruit do is call the benefits office and ask. I offered to partner with the person on disability. She would bring me orders and I would compensate her with products - that's really what she wanted.

 

[ljeffries]

It would affect her...income is income.

 

[Chef Stacy Edwards]

Ok thanks ladies, I will inform her of this.
Its a sad situation seeing as she wanted this to have more as a hobbie, something to get her out of the house and out of depression.

 

[cmdtrgd]

Ask her to find out how much income she could make without affecting her disability payments or ask her to be your assistant.

 

[Chef Stacy Edwards]

Sounds good Kate Thanks I will call her tomorrow about this.

 

[trps]

Usually $600 a year is not taxed however she needs to tell whoever the service is there what she makes each month. Michigan is different than many other states.

 

[Chef Stacy Edwards]

Thanks trps

 

[mheat923]

I agree the best thing is to call her worker and ask! My husband who was recently granted disability received a booklet detailing how much he could earn and also what he could do to earn money....

 

[pckelly]

Ask her to call and find out, I had a potential recruit one time, that said she couldn't make more than 800 dollars in a month or else it would affect her disability check. Other than that, she could've made up to that much.

 

[kaceyleigh2]

I get disabilty while a consultant. I think it depends on how much she makes with PC. You can make up to a certain amount and have it not affect your check. Also, it depends on whether she gets SSI or SSDI. From experience SSI rules are way harsher than SSDI rules as far as how much outside income you can have.

 

[Smashie]

I am on disability and I can earn up to $800 a month without it affecting my checks. That does not include the money I spend on such things as my website, samples, paperwork....blah blah blah. I haven't actually made any money at all if you put all that into check.

 

[chef_goods]

Also, she should know to expect PC to count any free products (?and discounts?) as income, I believe.