Definitions for "Trial Work Period"
an opportunity to try and go back to work to see if you can do it without jeopardizing your benefits
The amount of time that an individual receiving SSDI can exceed SGA without losing benefits (currently up to nine non-consecutive months in a 60 month period).
The trial work period is an incentive for the personal rehabilitiation efforts of SSDI beneficiaries who work. The trial work period lets a beneficiary work or run a business for nine months and continue to receive full SSDI benefits no matter how high the earnings are if the impairment does not improve. The nine months do not have to be consecutive. They are cumulative, and qualifying months are counted over any 60 month period of time.