Expedited Reinstatement
Expedited reinstatement (EXR) is a Social Security provision designed to provide a financial safety net for people who go off disability benefits because they’ve returned to work. With EXR, former beneficiaries may be able to quickly restart disability payments if their medical condition forces them to stop or severely curtail work activity again. EXR is one of a number of work incentives Social Security offers to help those on disability enter or return to the labor force. Unlike many of those programs, it is available to recipients of both Social Security–administered benefits for people with disabilities : Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). You can ask for EXR if, within five years of your benefits ending, your work income drops below caps Social Security sets for active beneficiaries. If the request is granted, you won’t have to file a new benefit application, and you may be able to receive payments again immediately. To request expe...