Benefits Planning/Counseling
Introduction
Benefits Planning, also called "Benefits Counseling," is an important service that is offered to everyone participating in the SSDI Benefit Offset Pilot. Benefits Planning provides individuals with detailed information on how working may affect their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and other important benefits like Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing assistance, etc. Benefits Planning helps people who get SSDI make an informed choice about working based on their individual situation. For more information about Benefits Planning or how to contact a Benefits Planner / Benefits Counselor in your area please select your state below:
General Resources
For general information about work incentives for people receiving SSDI and related Medicare programs please select from the links below.
- http://www.ssa.gov/work/
- The main Social Security website that discusses how work can impact someone who receives disability benefits.
- http://www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook/
- The Redbook: A Guide to Work Incentives. This book discusses various work incentives and how they may apply to someone receiving SSDI.
- http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/aboutpoms
- Program Operations Manual System (POMS), a detailed policy manual for Social Security programs including SSDI.
- Benefit Offset Specific POMS
- This document contains the specific Procedures and Operations that apply to the Benefit Offset Pilot Demonstration.
- http://www.rcep7.org/socialsecurity/default.html
- A website sponsored by the University of Missouri that has current information on work incentives offered by Social Security.
Other Resources
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