Benefits Planning Overview

Our support service helps individuals and their teams understand how employment impacts their Federal and State benefits. Whether you're seeking competitive integrated employment, career advancement, or need financial problem-solving assistance, we provide information and guidance on income reporting requirements, development of plans for self-sufficiency, Social Security work incentives, benefits coordination, and ongoing analysis. Join us to make informed decisions and maximize your benefits in employment!

Detailed Description below

Providing support for an individual and their team to understand how working affects Federal and State benefits for their specific situation. This service can be provided to individuals considering or seeking community competitive integrated employment, career advancement, or to individuals who need financial problem-solving assistance to maintain community competitive integrated employment.

This service provides information to the participant regarding the full array of available assistance opportunities including but not limited to:

Income reporting requirements for public benefit programs, including the Social Security Administration
Formalized development of Plans for Achieving Self Sufficiency (PASS), Property Essential to Self-Support (PESS)
Assistance with information and/or utilization of Social Security work incentives
Coordination of Social Security and Medicaid work incentives and benefits support
Individual benefit verification, consultation, education, and ongoing analysis/planning

Employment Services