In most cases, the social security administration considers income received from mineral rights unearned income. collecting royalties will not affect your disability status like working at a job does. During your trial work period, youÒ€ℒll receive your full social security benefits, regardless of how much youÒ€ℒre earning Ò€ as long as you report your work, and you continue to have a disability. Yes, the answer is that this does not affect your disability.

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