[20050310]98-789_社会保障：对收益测试的拟议变更.pdf

1 However, in the disability program earnings above a certain amount indicate ability to engagein “substantial gainful activity” (SGA) and therefore disqualify a person from receiving benefits.For non-blind recipients, that amount is set by regulation at $830 a month. Before enactment ofP.L. 104-121, SGA for the blind was tied to the monthly earnings test (the annual exempt amountdivided by 12) for those who have attained the full retirement age. P.L. 104-121 removed thislinkage. Instead, the SGA level for the blind continues as before (i.e., adjusted annually to reflectgrowth in average wages it is $1,380 a month in 2005). For more information, see CRSReport RS20479, Social Security: Substantial Gainful Activity for the Blind.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-789 EPWUpdated March 10, 2005Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings TestDebra WhitmanSpecialist in the Economics of AgingDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryOn April 7, 2000, President Clinton signed H.R. 5, the Senior Citizens Freedomto Work Act. The new law (P.L. 106-182) eliminated the Social Security earnings test which reduc