| 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 Incentives
| 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
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