Youth Receiving Information on Work Incentives - Grouped by SSA Benefit Status
 

Benefit Specialists describe work incentives and provisions that are available for youth beneficiaries. A Trial Work Period allowing an opportunity for individuals to test work skills while continuing to receive benefits was discussed with more than 60 percent of SSDI and Concurrent beneficiaries. An Extended Period of Eligibility was presented to nearly 60 percent of those two groups. A Plan for Achieving Self Support, Impairment Related Work Expenses, Sections 1619 (a) and 1619 (b) were all less likely to be presented as options for individuals receiving SSDI than the other two groups. Medicaid Buy-In, Subsidy Development and Extended Medicare were presented to SSI recipients less often than to SSDI and Concurrent groups. Student Earned Income Inclusions was presented as an option for 28 percent of youth receiving SSI and 20 percent of Concurrent. As expected, these numbers were much higher for the youth group than for the general BPAO population. Overall, Blind Work Expense was presented least frequently as an option for the three groups combined.

Percentage of Youth Receiving
Information on Specific Work Incentive
s
Employment Status SSI SSDI Concurrent
TWP
2.8
63.7
64.3
EPE
2.1
58.5
59.1
PASS
29.0
12.1
35.9
IRWE
42.9
36.3
48.3
1619 (a)
32.8
2.8
30.8
1619 (b)
59.6
6.9
59.8
Medicaid Buy-In
8.6
15.2
13.6
Blind Work Expense
2.4
1.9
3.1
Student Earned Income Exclusion
28.1
5.3
19.7
Subsidy Development
6.9
13.3
18.3
Extended Medicare
0.7
23.5
24.0


VCU Benefits Assistance Resource Center
Preliminary Draft - Subject to Further Verification
March 31, 2003