WIPA is a grant-funded program sponsored by the Social Security Administration that provides work incentives planning to individuals receiving SSI/SSDI.
Serving the state of Iowa and the northwestern counties of Illinois. WIPA is a grant-funded program sponsored by the Social Security Administration that provides work incentives planning and assistance services to Social Security beneficiaries who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), who want to pursue gainful employment/self-employment. Di
sability Rights IOWA (DRI) staff members who provide WIPA services are called Community Work Incentives Coordinators (CWICs). Serving the state of Iowa and the following Northwestern counties of Illinois: Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago, Woodford. They focus on you, your choices, your future, and especially your work goals. CWICs disseminate accurate information to beneficiaries receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the work incentives available under these programs. This information will help individuals to make informed choices about employment/self employment including:
How available work incentives can facilitate their transition into the workforce; and
Information on the impact of earnings on other support programs, such as:
– Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
– Food Stamps
– Federal Housing
– Unemployment Insurance
– Worker’s Compensation
– Earned Income Tax Credit
– Health Insurance
Work Incentives promote employment/self employment and greater independence for people with disabilities who are initially entering, or re-entering, the workforce. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives:
1619(b) Continued Medicaid Eligibility
Student Earned Income Exclusion
Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
Earned Income Exclusion
Impairment Related Work Expense
Blind Work Expense
Expedited Reinstatement
Ticket to Work
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Work Incentives:
Trial Work Period
Extended Period of Eligibility
Extended Medicare Coverage
Impairment Related Work Expenses
Subsidies and Special Conditions
Expedited Reinstatement
Ticket to Work
WIPA is authorized in:
42 USC §1320b-21, P.L. 106-170
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
Pub. L. 108-203
Social Security Protection Act of 2004
WIPA is administered and regulated by:
Social Security Administration
Office of Acquisition and Grants
7111 Security Blvd., 1st Floor Rear Entrance
Baltimore, MD 21244
Telephone: 410-965-9469 / Fax: 410-966-9310
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