What Is A Work Incentive?


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".  Below are the rules that apply under each program.

SSI and SSDI Work Incentives...
Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE)
Continued Payments Under a VR Program
Expedited Reinstatement

SSDI Work Incentives...Fact Sheet
Trial Work Period (TWP)
Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)
Extended Period of Medicare Coverage (EPMC)
Medicare for People with Disabilities who Work
Subsidies and Special Conditions
Unincurred Business Expenses
Unsuccessful Work Attempts

SSI Work Incentives...Fact Sheet
Blind Work Expenses (BWE)
Earned Income Exclusion
Student Earned Income
Exclusion
Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
Property Essential to Self-Support (PESS)
Special SSI Payments for People who Work - Section 1619(a)
Continued Medicaid Eligibility - Section 1619 (b)
Special Benefits for People Eligible Under Section 1619(a) or (b) who Enter a Medical Treatment Facility

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