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  • Answers questions about the Ticket to Work Program which can help people with disabilities who receive Social Security disability benefits return to work. This program promotes independence and reduces the need to be on disability benefits. For more information sign up for a Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) event near you.

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  • Details on the PASS program, an SSI program that can help individuals achieve a work goal.

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  • Fact sheet from the VA on disability compensation benefits, a benefit paid to a Veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service.  Includes information on who is eligible, how much the VA pays and how to apply.

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  • Explains how the Social Security Administration decides if you are disabled and the five-step process to determine if you are eligible to receive disability benefits. Decisions about whether or not a person is considered disabled for Social Security purposes are made by state Disability Determination Services.

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  • To decide whether you are disabled, the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a five-step process. Steps 4 and 5 involve your past work and education. Find answers to frequently asked questions that help SSA determine if you are disabled. 

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  • Use this online service to check the status of your completed retirement, survivor or disability application. You can check on your application and where it is in the process five days after applying. You will need your social security number and confirmation number.

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  • If you receive disability benefits and are interested in working, learn more about work incentives. These are special rules that let people receiving Social Security disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) work and still receive monthly payments.

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  • Depending on the amount of your resources (bank account, bonds, property) and yearly income, you may qualify for extra help to pay your Medicare prescription drug plan premiums, deductibles and co-pays. Find information on what counts as resources, what is the dollar limit on resources, what counts as income and what the is most that you can earn to qualify. Apply online for this help.

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  • Describes how the LIHEAP may be able to help keep you and your family safe and healthy. Includes an overview of the program and the information needed to apply. This link opens a PDF document. This information is also available in Spanish.

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  • Information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) employment support provisions better known as work incentives. The Red Book is a reference tool for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals and counselors who serve individuals with disabilities. Learn about what's new in 2013. The Red Book is also available in Spanish.

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