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*
Contacting a Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)*
Frequently Asked Questions: Work & Public Benefits*
Social Security Reporting Requirements*
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*
Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)*
SSI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
SSI Calculation Tool 2023 (Excel)*
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) and Auxiliary Benefit*
EXR for Former SSDI Beneficiaries*
Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)*
Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) & SSDI Benefits*
Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)*
SSDI Benefits & Related Work Incentives*
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 Benefits Programs
Housing
- DHCD Housing (Housing and Community Development)
- DTA (Department of Transitional Assistance)
- EID Eligibility Questionnaire
- EID Eligibility QuestionnaireFamily Self-Sufficiency (FSS)*
- HUD/DHCD (Housing and Urban Development)
- HUD & DHCD Earned Income Disregard (EID)*
NY Public Benefits Facts Sheets
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)*
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)*
HUD Earned Income Disregard (EID)*
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*
*A Work Without Limits Resource