Disability Benefits & Employment
Employment is the economic engine of our nation, communities and families. For people with disabilities, employment promotes greater independence, as well as more productive and fulfilling lives. Going to work doesn’t necessarily mean that you will lose your income and health coverage. Careful planning can help you maintain your benefits while you make the transition.
The SSDI and SSI programs share many concepts and terms, however, there are also many, very important differences in the rules affecting eligibility and benefit payments.
Medicaid Insurance for Workers with Disabilities (MIWD), referred to by some as Nebraska's Medicaid Buy-In, is intended to allow people who are competitively employed and who, because of wages would lose their benefits, to purchase Medicaid like private insurance.
The purpose of ongoing evaluations of MIWD are to obtain an accurate picture of clients, determine the value of the program for the clients, evaluate the Medicaid Eligibility Workers’ awareness of program procedures, attitudes about people with disabilities and employment, and provide recommendations for improvement of MIWD.
Useful Local and National resources
The Red Book is a general reference took designed to provide a working knowledge of these provisions. The Red Book is written primarily for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and counselors who serve individuals with disabilities. We also expect that applicants and beneficiaries will use it as a self-help guide.
Nebraska's foundation for a sustainable statewide work incentive planning and outreach infrastructure. The goal is to increase the use of work incentives and earnings potential of beneficiaries.
If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.
The purpose of these monthly 'topics' is to increase the basic awareness and conversational knowledge of programs and resources available to support competitive employment for persons with disabilities.
SSA Announces New Ticket to Work Regulations Training Sessions - July 2008
