Work incentives are special rules that make it possible for people with disabilities who receive 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.”
The work incentives that are available are specially designed to help lessen the barriers to employment that many people with disabilities face. These work incentives help ease people back into the workforce by allowing a person to try to work and, if possible, gradually become self supporting.
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Impairment Related Work Expenses IRWE
Department of Housing & Urban Development HUD
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP Earned Income Deduction
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities MAWD
Work Incentives Planning & Assistance WIPA
Social Security Disability Insurance SSDI
Substantial Gainful Activity SGA
Extended Period of Eligibility EPE
Supplemental Security Income SSI
Plan for Achieving Self Support PASS