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Understanding Expedited Reinstatement - 2011
The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 created an important work incentive called Expedited Reinstatement (EXR). EXR is a way to return more quickly to Social Security disability benefits when work is significantly reduced or stopped because of an individual’s original disabling condition. EXR also permits individuals to receive provisional payments while the reinstatement request is being processed.
Prior to January 1, 2001, once an SSDI or SSI record was terminated, the only way someone could receive payments again was to submit an entirely new application for benefits. This is often a lengthy process requiring a new medical determination of disability. With the enactment of the EXR provisions, eligible individuals who were terminated because of work received a valuable alternative to re-application. In October, 2005 final federal regulations were published which were further expanded and clarified the EXR provisions. A summary of these regulations is provided in this briefing paper.
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