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SSI Work Incentives
Instructions and application to complete a Plan for Achieving Self-Support.
Provides a work incentive plan scenario including a summary and analysis of the situation and a list of important things to remember. This link opens a Word document.
A description of the SSI work incentive for individuals who are blind and working.
Individuals who have earnings too high to receive an SSI cash payment may still be eligible for Medicaid if they meet certain conditions.
Find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Special rules apply for calculating earned income for members of the U.S. Armed Forces in combat zones.
Information on the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs (OSEP), which works to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
Information on the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs (OSEP), which works to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
General listings of the work incentives for SSDI and SSI beneficiaries.
State-by-state list of contacts to help people who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect their benefits.
Terms used in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs.
Information about Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE) and the criteria to qualfiy an expense as an IRWE.
An IDA is a special bank account that helps you save for your education, the purchase of a first home, or to start a business. You use earnings from your work to set up an approved bank account for an IDA.
General Information about the Plan to Achieve Self-Support.
Social Security does not count some resources that are essential to your means of self-support when deciding your initial and continuing eligibility for SSI.
If you have been ineligible for an SSI payment due to your work, you may be able to restart your SSI cash payment again at any time without a new application.
Reporting wages each month helps Social Security pay the correct amount of SSI and may prevent the SSI recipient from having an overpayment.
Answers to frequently asked questions about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Work.
A portal to regulations governing SSA programs and benefits, including work incentive provisions.
Contains a broad range of resources related to employment of people with disabilities.
Link to the Red Book on Work Incentives and new information for 2008.
The beneficiaries section of The Work Site provides information for Social Security disability beneficiaries, their families and caregivers.
Information on work incentives that can help individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits continue to receive monthly payments and keep their Medicare or Medicaid after they get a job or become self-employed.
SSI recipients may continue to receive a cash payment even when their earned income is over Substantial Gainful Activity.
Out-of-pocket expenses, related to an impairment and necessary to work that are paid for by the individual may be deducted from earnings when Social Security calculates the SSI payment.
Information about a Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS), a tool that a person with a disability or blindness uses to set aside income or resources to reach a work goal.
Social Security may exclude earnings for students who are under the age of 22 and regularly attending school.
For 2008, the Social Security Administration has increased the Student Earned Income Exclusion monthly amount from $1,510 to $1,550 and the yearly maximum from $6,100 to $6,240.
Medicaid coverage can continue even if a recipient's earnings along with other income become too high for a SSI cash payment. Information is provided to understand the Medicaid program.
Special rules make it possible for people with disabilities receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid. Social Security calls these rules "work incentives."
Information from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center outlines government programs that allow people with disabilities to work and keep health care benefits.
List of Community Work Incentive Coordinators who offer information and technical assistance in your state on the work incentives that help Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries return to work.
The Social Security Administration's Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Projects host free community events for beneficiaries with disabilities and their families to learn more about the possibility of work and resources in their community. People with disabilities, family members, employers, Employment Networks, Vocational Rehabilitation, Protection and Advocacy Services and other community partners are invited to attend. Use the drop down menu on the site to find upcoming meetings in your state.
An electronic booklet describing all of the work incentive programs available through Social Security.
Details on the PASS program, an SSI program that can help individuals achieve a work goal.
Information about participation in the Ticket to Work Program.
