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

Addressing Work & Social Security Disability Myths*

2023 MA Community Resource Guide *

Contacting a Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)*

Frequently Asked Questions: Work & Public Benefits*

Public Benefits Acronyms*

Screening Tool: SSI vs. SSDI*

Social Security Reporting Requirements*
(English) (Spanish)

SSA’s The Red Book – A Guide to Work Incentives

Verification of Social Security & Other Public Benefits*

Affordable Connectivity Program | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Blind Work Expenses (BWEs)*

EXR for Former SSI Beneficiaries*

Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) & SSI Benefits*

IRWE Request Form

Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)*
(English) (Spanish)

SSI Age-18 Redetermination*

SSI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
(English) (Spanish)

SSI Calculation Tool 2023 (Excel)*

SSI Maximum Payment Levels in Massachusetts*

SSI & Self-Employment*

Transition: SSI Disability to SSI Elderly*

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) and Auxiliary Benefit*

Employer Subsidies*

EXR for Former SSDI Beneficiaries*

Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)*

Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) & SSDI Benefits*

Income Averaging*

IRWE Request Form

Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)*

Special Conditions*

SSDI & Self Employment*

SSDI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
(English) (Spanish)

Transition: SSDI to Retirement*

Trial Work Period (TWP)*

Trial Work Period (TWP) & Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Monthly Figures by Year (1985-2022)*

Unsuccessful Work Attempt (UWA)*

Public Health Insurance

MassHealth

Medicare

Public Benefits Programs

Housing

Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)

Career Goals

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)*
(English) (Spanish)

Career Goal Public Benefit Programs*

Federal Student Aid & Students with Disabilities*

Individual Development Account (IDA)*

Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)*

Ticket to Work*

Special Needs Trust

Fletcher Tilton Attorneys at Law

Affinia Financial Group – Special Needs Financial Planning

The Special Needs Planning Guide: How to Prepare for Every Stage of Your Child’s Life:

Special Population

Veteran Benefits and Social Security Disability Benefits

Incarceration and SSI/SSDI