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The amount of Social Security benefits you receive, both when disabled and when retired, is generally based on your average lifetime earnings. However, when you become blind, you can request a disability âfreeze.â This means that your benefits calculation can be frozen where it was prior to your blindness.
If you are under full retirement age, you can earn $14,160 per year without incurring a penalty. For every $2.00 over the limit, $1.00 is withheld from benefits. Disability (2010) Most people on Social Security Disability (SSDI) can earn a maximum of $1,000 per month, or $1,640 per month if blind. Any earned income in excess of that amount is considered Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) and can result in temporary or permanent loss of disability status.