first elongated bracket member 20 is provided with a plurality of spaced apertures 24 therethrough and is disposed in a substantially vertical position when the collapsible hanging scaffold bracket 10 is engaged with the top horizontal stud of a wall structure second elongated bracket member 30 is adapted for telescopically receiving the first elongated bracket member 20 second elongated bracket member 30 is provided with one or more apertures 34 therethrough each of the one or more apertures 34 being located substantially near a first end and a second end of the second elongated bracket member 30 the one or more apertures 34 located substantially near the first end of second elongated bracket member 30 are brought into alignment with one or more of the plurality of apertures 24 in the first elongated bracket member in order to selectively lock first elongated bracket member 20 and second elongated bracket member 30 at a selected length a locking pin 14 is used for selectively locking first elongated bracket member 20 and second elongated bracket member 30 together at a selected length second elongated bracket member 30 is disposed in a substantially vertical position when the collapsible hanging scaffold bracket 10 is engaged with the top horizontal stud of a wall structure third elongated bracket member 40 is pivotally engaged at a pivot 12 with second elongated bracket member 30 at a first end of third elongated bracket member 40 in the preferred embodiment the pivot 12 is secured with a bolt and lock nut combination third elongated bracket member 40 has a end tab 42 extending from a second end third elongated bracket member 40 disposed in a substantially horizontal position when the collapsible hanging scaffold bracket 10.