Public Benefits Resources
In addition to providing and regularly updating the resources below, Work Without Limits offers several services for Individuals with disabilities and Service Providers such as Benefits Counseling, Ticket to Work support via our Employment Network, Connecting with Businesses and Community Partners, Training & Consulting, and more!
General
Fact Sheets
- Addressing Work & Social Security Disability Myths (pdf)*
- MA Community Resource Guide (pdf) *
- Contacting a Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) (pdf)*
- Frequently Asked Questions: Work & Public Benefits (pdf)*
- Public Benefits Acronyms (pdf)*
- Resources and Services for Benefits and Work Incentives Counseling (pdf)*
- Screening Tool: SSI vs. SSDI (pdf)*
- Social Security Reporting Requirements*
(English -pdf) (Spanish-pdf) - Verification of Social Security & Other Public Benefits (pdf)*
Websites
- SSA’s The Red Book – A Guide to Work Incentives and Employment Supports
- Social Security Offices Resource:
- Stay informed about Office Closings and Service Updates
- Subscribe to receive email updates for the Social Security office in your state
Video
- SSA Electronic Wage Reporting Options (1:35 min video)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Fact Sheets
- Blind Work Expenses (BWEs) (pdf)*
- Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) – 2025
- EXR for Former SSI Beneficiaries (pdf)*
- Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) & SSI Benefits (pdf)*
- IRWE Request Form (pdf)
- Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)*
(English-pdf) (Spanish-pdf) - SSI Age-18 Redetermination (pdf)*
- SSI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
(English-pdf) (Spanish-pdf) - SSI Calculation Tool 2025 (Excel)*
- SSI Maximum Payment Levels in Massachusetts (pdf)*
- SSI & Self-Employment (pdf)*
- Transition: SSI Disability to SSI Elderly (pdf)*
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Fact Sheets
- Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) and Auxiliary Benefit (pdf)*
- Employer Subsidies (pdf)*
- EXR for Former SSDI Beneficiaries (pdf)*
- Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE) (pdf)*
- Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) & SSDI Benefits (pdf)*
- Income Averaging (pdf)*
- IRWE Request Form (pdf)
- Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) (pdf)*
- Social Security Overpayments
- Special Conditions (pdf)*
- SSDI & Self Employment (pdf)*
- SSDI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
(English- pdf) (Spanish-pdf) - Transition: SSDI to Retirement (pdf)*
- Trial Work Period (TWP) (pdf)*
- Trial Work Period (TWP) & Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Monthly Figures by Year (1990-2025) (pdf)*
- Unsuccessful Work Attempt (pdf) (UWA)*
*A Work Without Limits Resource
Public Health Insurance
MassHealth Fact Sheets
- 2024 MassHealth & Other Health Programs Income Chart (pdf)
- DDS HCBS MassHealth Waivers (pdf)*
- MassHealth CommonHealth Premium Formula Charts (pdf)*
- MassHealth Plans for People with Disabilities*
(English – pdf) (Spanish – pdf) - MassHealth Standard/CommonHealth Premium Assistance Program (pdf)
- MassHealth, Supplemental Security Income & Work*
(English-pdf) (Spanish-pdf)
Medicare Fact Sheet
- Medicare, Social Security Disability Insurance & Work*
(English-pdf) (Spanish-pdf) - Medicare Savings Program (MSP) (pdf)*
Website
Public Benefits Programs
Housing Fact Sheet
Housing Resources
- Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
- US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Fact Sheets
Career Goals
Fact Sheets
Special Needs Trust
The Special Needs Planning Guide: How to Prepare for Every Stage of Your Child’s Life:
Special Population Fact Sheets
NY Public Benefits Facts Sheets
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)*
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)*
Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income & Work*
Medicaid Buy-in Program for Working people with Disabilities*
Medicare, Social Security Disability Insurance & Work*
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)*
NY Community Resource Guide*
RI Public Benefits Facts Sheets
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)* (pdf)
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)* (pdf)
Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income & Work* (pdf)
Medicare Premium Payment Program (MPP)* (pdf)
Medicare, Social Security Disability Insurance & Work* (pdf)
SSI Age-18 Redetermination (pdf)*
SSI Benefits & Related Work Incentives* (pdf)
SSDI Benefits & Related Work Incentives* (pdf)
Screening Tool: SSI vs. SSDI (pdf)*