Youth Employment Work Incentives - 2020 | Iowa Workforce Development

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Creates an expectation of working
Encourages independence
Establishes Network for future jobs
Qualifies them for an SSDI benefit which could make them eligible to use a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS). A PASS could help them receive extra money to use to reach their employment goals.

Student’s development; how do they learn in comparison to their peers?
Household income or resources may exclude a student from receiving SSI.
Redetermination will occur automatically at age 18.
Students have an expectation of continued benefits.
Parental fear of loss of benefit due to work activity; they do not have knowledge of

Must be under 22 regularly attending school
College -8 hrs a week
Grades 7/12-12 hrs a week
Training Course-12 hrs a week
Home study due to disability can also be considered
Allows student to exclude $1,900 per month/maximum of $7,670 per year and their SSI is not reduced in 2020
Student’s expectation of post high school training. Students will graduate with same age peers but have few opportunities for continued training and education.
Student’s lack of understanding related to necessary accommodations post high school.

Automatically occurs at some point before their 19th birthday
Parents have the expectation that benefits will continue.
Approximately 600 students in Iowa that receive SSI, turn 18 each year and go through Social Security’s age 18 redetermination. About 67% of these students do not meet the criteria for SSI as an adult and their benefits will end. Section 301 allows a student who does not meet the adult criteria for benefits, to continue to receive those benefits if they are involved in and have a written employment plan.

Section 301 - Continued payment under a VR or similar program

Allows for the continuation of benefits while the beneficiary completes an appropriate Vocational Rehab program or similar services.
Been determined by SSA to be medically recovered or to no longer meet the medical qualification through a medical CDR or age 18 re-determination

Facts about Section 301

Only offers extended benefits to those that would have terminated due to medical recovery
Allows continued payment to any auxiliaries drawing off the insured worker
Medicare and/or Medicaid continues
Applies to both SSI and SSDI
SSI must continue to meet all SSI eligibility criteria

Participation in an approved program (work plan, IPE, IEP, provider agency, employment plan with government agency, ILC)
Participation began before the disability ceased
Continuation in the program will increase the likelihood that the individual will not return to the disability rolls

Same for SSDI & SSI
The inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last for at least 12 months or that ends in death.

In the month that you turn 18 years old
Remember that they are looking at how your disability creates barriers to full employment.
Can be working but earning less than SGA ($1,260 in 2020)

SSI

SSDI

Is insurance paid through taxes. Must have work credits. Resources are not an issue, but income is.
Receive Medicare after a 24 month waiting period.

Disabled before the age of 22 and the child of an insured worker who is disabled, retired or deceased.
Same as SSDI
If SSDAC marries, benefits end unless to another SSDI/SSCDB beneficiary.

For more information about how work affects your Social Security Disability Benefits contact the Ticket to Work help line at 1-866-968-7842.