Submitted by JBeet on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 09:45
I'm already getting Social Security Disability benefits and my condition (have to be in a wheel chair) has not gotten any better. But I'd like to go back to a local community college to take some computer programing courses to see if I can get some kind of new job in the future that I'm able to do in my chair and with my physical limitations. Is there any chance that I could lose my SSDI benefits because they might say I'm healthy enough to go to school so I shouldn't get benefits? Thanks.
School or training while collecting SSDI
You can follow this link to a discussion of whether attending school will impact your ability to receive SSDI. In general, the SSA does not have a policy that prohibits applicants or recipients from going to school. As long as physical act of attending school is not inconsistent with your status as a disabled person, you should be fine.