What information must I report to the Social Security Administration?

If you are filing an application for disability with the Social Security Administration and/or have become entitled to Social Security disability, you are responsible for promptly reporting any of the following:

• If you have a pending arrest warrant for an offense that is a felony under the state laws in which you reside, or a crime liable to be penalized by death or imprisonment of up to more than one year in certain states that do not define crime as a felony.
• If you are found guilty of a crime and detained in an institution by a court order and at public expense.
• If you breach a provision of parole or probation set under federal or state law.
• If you change your address, inform Social Security immediately failure to do so can result to delay of checks.
• If there is any improvement for the better in your condition.  Receiving any payments you are not due will have to be repaid. Any such abuses are evident as your case will be evaluated from time to time to find out if you are still disabled.
• If you go to work or if you take a job or become self employed regardless of the amount you earn. An assessment work period will be done if you are still disabled and you can continue getting benefits for up to nine months.
• If you are getting additional disability payments or you are also entitled for workers’ compensation or disability benefits from other government programs.
• If you obtained services under the Ticket to Work Program
• If you change or open new direct deposit accounts
• If you have no capacity to manage your benefits
• If you foster a child who gets benefits or if you become a parent after compensation
• If a pension commences from a job wherein you didn’t pay for Social Security dues.
• If you are a spouse or a surviving spouse who is getting a government pension
• If you are a disabled widow or widower or the spouse of someone receiving disability benefits.
• If you get married or divorced
• If you are planning to leave the country (United States) but will continue to be a U.S. citizen
• If the person (beneficiary) receiving disability benefits dies, payments to the family will become survivor’s benefits. A new beneficiary must be selected if the benefit is received on behalf of the children. A proof of death or death certificate is required.