When you start receiving either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits it is important to keep Social Security up to date of all of your income, especially if there is a significant change in income. Income can change depending on employment or other types of governmental benefits and this could change eligibility for either type of program. Keeping Social Security informed of all income will help ensure that there are not major inconveniences in the future. One major inconvenience could be that a beneficiary receives benefits or an improper amount of benefits that could result in an overpayment. If an overpayment occurs, Social Security is likely to inform the beneficiary and ask for any overpayment returned to their office. There is an easy way to keep Social Security informed of income through its online accounts.
Who can report wages online?
Individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits and their representative payees may use my Social Security to report wages online. Using their own my Social Security account, representative payees can report wages for any beneficiary they represent who works and receives Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.
Individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), their representative payees, and the spouse, parent(s), or sponsor of someone receiving SSI may use my Social Security to report wages online. Using their own my Social Security account, representative payees can report wages for any recipient they represent who works and receives Supplemental Security Income benefits. Spouses, parents, and sponsors of SSI recipients may also report their wages using their own my Social Security account.
If you are receiving SSI, you can also use the automated toll-free SSI Telephone Wage Reporting system or the free SSI Mobile Wage Reporting Smartphone application. This service is not currently available to people who receive Social Security retirement benefits.
