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Fact Sheets

Case Management
Work Incentives
Youth

These factsheets are for BPAO/PABSS personnel to download or print and use for their own purposes. Can't open a PDF file? Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.


Case Management

  • Acronyms and Definitions
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand Social Security acronyms and definitions.
    Acronyms-HTML | Acronyms-Word | Acronyms-Text

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  • Managing a BPAO Case Load
    This factsheet identifies questions to ask to assess your efficiency with handling the volume of calls you are getting for benefits planning services, and/or the amount of time active cases demand from you.
    CaseLoad-PDF | CaseLoad-HTML | CaseLoad-Word | Caseload-Txt

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  • The Role of Benefits Planning Assistance & Outreach Benefits Specialist in Self-Employment Cases
    This fact sheet was designed to clarify the roles and responsibilities, as well as the limitations within each of the two critical areas specific to self-employment: the business domain and the benefits domain.
    Role-PDF | Role-Word |Role-Txt

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  • When to Write a Benefits Analysis or Summary
    A written benefits analysis or summary should be prepared whenever individualized, case specific benefits information or advice is given. This factsheet offers guidelines for when and how to write a benefits analysis or summary.
    Analysis-PDF | Analysis-HTML | Analysis-Word | Analysis-Text

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Work Incentives

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  • Unsuccessful Work Attempt (UWA)
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand the effect of an unsuccessful work attempt.
    UWA-PDF | UWA-Word |

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  • Spouse to Spouse Deeming Policies and Procedures
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand the effect of spouse to spouse deeming.
    Spouse to Spouse-PDF | Spouse to Spouse -Word |

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  • Trial Work Period (Updated 2006)
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand the Trial Work Period.
    TWP-PDF

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  • List of POM References About Unearned Income Exclusions
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand the effect of unearned income on cash and medical benefits.
    Unearned Income-Word | Unearned Income-ASC (text)

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  • PASS Monthly Expenses Sheet
    Here is an EXCEL spreadsheet which can be used when developing a PASS. It is good to leave with the person and ask them to complete it in private. Ask them to contact you when they have it completed. It is a little less intrusive when discussing money (although necessary we get the full picture).
    Monthly Household Expenses - xls | Monthly Household Expenses - Text

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  • Past Trial Work Period (TWP)/Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Amounts
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand TWP/SGAamounts.
    TWP/SGA-Word | TWP/SGA-Text

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  • 1619(b): What Will Happen To My Medicaid When I Go To Work?
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand 1619[b].
    1619b-Word | 1619b-TXT

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  • Summary of How SSA Treats Common Forms of Remuneration
    This factsheet is for Benefits Specialists to use when helping recipients understand how SSA treats varies forms of renumeration.
    Renumeration-Word | Renumeration -ASC (Text)

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Youth

  • Advocacy Skills and The Social Security Administration - Vol. 1, Vol 1, No. 1, February 2003
    The goal of this fact sheet is to share information about techniques to prevent overpayments or underpayments and to present advocacy strategies for a successful relationship with the Social Security Administration.
    Advocacy-PDF | Advocacy-Word | Advocacy-Text

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  • Supplemental Security Income and Age 18 Redetermination - Vol 1, No. 2, February 2003
    This fact sheet provides information on the potential impact of the redetermination process, how the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines eligibility for this age group, and how best to prepare students and families to successfully navigate this process.
    Age18-PDF | Age18-Word | Age18-Text

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  • 2006 Student Earned Income Exclusion - Vol 1, No. 3, February 2003 (Updated - March, 2006)
    The student earned income exclusion (SEIE) is a work incentive that allows certain SSI recipients who are under age 22 and regularly attending school to exclude a specified amount of gross earned income per month up to a maximum annual exclusion.
    SEIE-PDF | SEIE-Word |

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