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If you receive SSI:
You may
still continue to receive Medicaid coverage while trying
to become self-supporting through work! |
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Medicaid
While Working 1619(a) and 1619(b): Offer
two different ways an individual can keep
Medicaid benefits while trying to become
self-supporting. |
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Student
Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE): Allows a
student up to age 22 who has a disability or is blind
and regularly enrolled in school, to earn income that is
not counted for SSI income purposes. |
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Plan to
Achieve Self-Support (PASS): A PASS is a plan
that a person with a disability or blindness uses to set
aside income or resources to reach a work goal. For
Example, you could set aside money to go to school,
start a business or pay for work expenses such as
transportation to and from work or attendant care. SSA
does not count money set aside under this plan to
determine an SSI payment amount. |
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Impairment
Related Work Expense (IRWE): IRWEs are
documented disability-related expenses that are
necessary in order to work or perform a job. Examples
of IRWEs may include wheelchairs, assistive technology
or any other specialized work-related equipment, and
certain special transportation costs. For SSI
beneficiaries, costs of IRWEs can be recovered through
higher SSI payments. Additionally, this work incentive
can also be used to establish eligibility for initial
SSI disability status. |
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Blind Work
Expenses (BWE): BWEs are documented expenses
that individuals with blindness incur because of their
disability that are necessary in order to work or
perform a job. Examples may include adaptive devices or
guide dogs. Like IRWEs, individuals with blindness may
be able to recover 100% of those expenses through
increased SSI cash payments. |
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If You Receive
SSDI: |
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Trial Work
Period (TWP): This is a 9-month time frame
called “service month,” when a person receiving SSDI can
test their ability to work without losing SSDI cash
payments and Medicare coverage. During this time a
beneficiary can earn any amount of money as long as the
work activity is reported and they continue to have a
disabling impairment. After the TWP is completed, the
extended period of eligibility begins unless the SSA
reviews your disability case and finds your impairment
has medically improved. |
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Extended
Period of Eligibility (EPE): For 36 months/3
years (consecutive), after the Trial Work Period is
completed, a SSDI beneficiary who continues to be
medically disabled can receive a SSDI check for each
month they earn below a certain amount. This automatic
reinstatement of SSDI benefits does not require a new
application, and benefits can be easily reinstated
should the beneficiary stop work for any reason. |
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Medicare
Continuation: Medicare can continue for 93
months after a successful Trial Work Period if the
individual continues to be medically disabled. |
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Impairment-Related Work Expense (IRWE): IRWEs
are documented disability related expenses that are
necessary in order to work or perform a job. Social
Security Administration (SSA) deducts the cost of IRWEs
from gross earnings (earnings before taxes) before
determining if the individual is SSDI eligible.
Examples of IRWEs may include wheelchairs, assistive
technology or any other specialized work-related
equipment, and certain special transportation costs. |
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WIPA is
administered and regulated by: |
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Social Security
Administration
Office of Acquisition and Grants
7111 Security Blvd., 1st Floor Rear Entrance
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 965-9469
Fax: (410) 966-9310 |
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Links:
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Social
Security Administration
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www.ssa.gov
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www.ssa.gov/work/aboutticket.htm |
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Questions about PAVA? Contact Us: |
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info@disabilityrightsidaho.org |
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