I'm legally disabled and I went back to college to get a degree and go back to work.

Paying for College
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My question is Does being a work study student will affect my disability benefits? I know work study salary is considerate an income and I’m concerned about it. thank you for any advice

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There’s probably a Disabled students ombudsman or advocacy office at your college. Maybe try there?

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1111%26context%3Dedicollect&ved=0ahUKEwiI5caOs4XRAhVos1QKHaSWCX0QFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNEXyi75NdEO2XJNjL_FlINGRVIelA&sig2=H50qNs5dkkxWYyqF75C–Q

I think this article from 2004 discusses a question similar to yours although it describes it as “SSI for students with disabilities” (is that the same as Social Security Disability Income?).

The article explains that when a student is earning federally funded work study income, it is excludable from consideration in SSI calculation.