# 20 C.F.R. § 416.1331 (2026): Termination of your disability or blindness payments > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1331 ## Section - **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 416.1331 (2026) - **Heading:** Termination of your disability or blindness payments - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter III: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Part 416: SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED / Subpart M: Suspensions and Terminations / § 416.1331: § 416.1331 Termination of your disability or blindness payments. ## Text (a) General. The last month for which we can pay you benefits based on disability or blindness is the second month after the month in which your disability or blindness ends. (See §§ 416.987(e), 416.994(b)(6) and 416.994a(g) for when disability ends, and § 416.986 for when blindness ends.) See § 416.1338 for an exception to this rule if you are participating in an appropriate program of vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, or other support services. You must meet the income, resources, and other eligibility requirements to receive any of the benefits referred to in this paragraph. We will also stop payment of your benefits if you have not cooperated with us in getting information about your disability or blindness. (b) After we make a determination that you are not now disabled or blind. If we determine that you do not meet the disability or blindness requirements of the law, we will send you an advance written notice telling you why we believe you are not disabled or blind and when your benefits should stop. The notice will explain your right to appeal if you disagree with our determination. You may still appeal our determination that you are not now disabled or blind even though your payments are continuing because of your participation in an appropriate program of vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, or other support services. You may also appeal a determination that your completion of, or continuation for a specified period of time in, an appropriate program of vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, or other support services will not increase the likelihood that you will not have to return to the disability or blindness benefit rolls and, therefore, you are not eligible to continue to receive benefits. [49 FR 22274, May 29, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 8152, Feb. 10, 1995; 65 FR 42792, July 11, 2000; 70 FR 36508, June 24, 2005; 91 FR 16831, Apr. 3, 2026] ## Nearby sections - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1320 (2026) § 416.1320 Suspensions; general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1320.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1321 (2026) § 416.1321 Suspension for not giving us permission to contact financial institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1321.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1322 (2026) § 416.1322 Suspension due to failure to comply with request for information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1322.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1323 (2026) § 416.1323 Suspension due to excess income.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1323.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1324 (2026) § 416.1324 Suspension due to excess resources.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1324.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1325 (2026) § 416.1325 Suspension due to status as a resident of a public institution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1325.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1327 (2026) § 416.1327 Suspension due to absence from the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1327.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1329 (2026) § 416.1329 Suspension due to loss of United States residency, United States citizenship, or status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1329.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1330 (2026) § 416.1330 Suspension due to failure to apply for and obtain other benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1330.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1331 (2026) § 416.1331 Termination of your disability or blindness payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1331.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1332 (2026) § 416.1332 Termination of benefit for disabled individual: Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1332.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1333 (2026) § 416.1333 Termination at the request of the recipient.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1333.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1334 (2026) § 416.1334 Termination due to death of recipient.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1334.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 416.1335 (2026) § 416.1335 Termination due to continuous suspension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1335.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_1331. 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