Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
This resource limit is the amount an eligible individual or eligible couple is allowed to have in resources while receiving SSI benefits?
What is $2000 for an individual and $3000 for a couple?
This work incentive gives the beneficiary 9-months to try out work without any impact on their Title II benefits.
What is a trial Work Period (TWP)?
This work incentive allows individuals on SSI-linked Medi-Cal (Medicaid) to continue to receive Medi-Cal even if they earn too much income from employment to receive an SSI cash benefit?
What is 1619b?
This part of Medicare covers hospital visits and is typically free for title II beneficiaries.
What is Medicare Part A?
This county-run, federal program provides help for people with low income buy food.
What is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as CalFresh in California?
This SSI-only work incentive helps individuals who are blind in paying for the items, services, and other expenses that help them work.
What are Blind Work Expenses?
This work incentive allows beneficiaries to receive their Title II benefits during months they earn below the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Level and last 36 months.
What is the Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)?
This service helps individuals on Medi-Cal who are blind, disabled, or over the age of 65 with personal assistance and other services so they can live safely in their homes.
This service is only provided through full scope Medi-Cal (NOT Medicare).
What are In Home Support Services (IHSS)
This work incentive allows a beneficiary to keep their Medicare for a minimum of 93 months following the use of their Trial Work Period (TWP).
What is the Extended Period of Medicare Coverage (EPMC)?
This free program helps low to moderate income individuals get assistance in filing their taxes.
What is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program?
The name of the amount provided by the federal government to individuals receiving SSI.
What is the Federal benefit Rate (FBR)?
This work incentive allows individuals terminated from their benefit due to excess income from employment, to get back onto their benefits without reapplying.
What is Expedited Reinstatement (EXR)?
This Medi-Cal (Medicaid) program allows an individual with a disability that is working to earn up to $76,320 per year in 2024 and receive premium free Medi-Cal.
What is the Medi-Cal Working Disabled Program (WDP)?
This program provides guidance and counseling to individuals receiving Medicare benefits?
What is the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)?
This program allows individuals with a disability that began before the age of 26, to save income without it affecting the resource requirements for most public assistance programs, such as SSI.
What are Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) (CalABLE in California) accounts?
This work incentive helps individuals on SSI who have other income create a plan to help then achieve an employment goal that would make them less dependent on SSI.
What is a Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS)?
These work incentives only apply when Social Security is trying to determine if a beneficiary has earned above the Substantial Gainful Activity Level?
What are Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE), Subsidies, and Special Conditions?
This amendment allows a beneficiary to keep their SSI and SSI-linked Medi-Cal if they lose eligibility for SSI due to a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase in their title II (SSDI, CDB) benefit.
What is the Pickle Amendment?
This program helps individuals with Medicare Part D with limited income, help pay for their prescriptions.
What is the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy also known as Extra Help program?
This program provides aid to families with dependent children that have limited income/resources with income support and access to Medi-Cal.
What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) also known as CalWORKs in California?
This review is done by Social Security when an individual on SSI turns 18 years old to determine if they meet the adult definition of disability.
What is an Age 18-Redetermination?
These two Work Incentives only apply when Social Security is trying to determine if the Cessation and Grace Period have been used.
What is Averaging and Unsuccessful Work Attempts (UWA)?
Individuals in California can apply for Medi-Cal in what 4 ways?
What is:
1. Visiting their County Social Services Office
2. Online at BenefitsCal
3. Online at Covered California
4. Using a paper application and submitting to the County Social Services Office
This group of programs can help a beneficiary not eligible for Medi-Cal (Medicaid) pay for their monthly part B premiums or other Medicare expenses if they qualify.
What is a Medicare Savings Programs (MSP)?
This state benefits program provides weekly income replacement that generally lasts 52 weeks for individuals with disabilities.
What is State Disability Insurance (SDI)?