Benefits to Independence 101
Module 2: Session 8

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how SSI payments are calculated when someone works.

• Learn income exclusions and how they affect SSI benefits.

• Identify a special incentive for students, and how certain expenses can lower countable income.

• Use examples to see how work incentives increase total income.

 

Click here to watch "Using SSI Work Incentives to Keep More of What You Earn (Session 8)" on YouTube.

Using SSI Work Incentives∗: Session includes Nuts and Bolts, Case Studies, Quick Quiz, & Quick Facts

Activities:

1. Use the SSI Calculation Worksheet to calculate Countable Unearned Income and Countable Earned Income.

2. Make a list of items or services that you pay for out of pocket and need in order to work and add up the amount of your Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs).

3. Use the SSI Calculation Worksheet again to calculate your financial outcome after adding in the amount of your IRWEs.

Resources:

Using Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives – Resource Guide

Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) Letter Request Template

IRWE Template

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∗Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability