Benefits Counseling
EmpowerWORKS has a Certified BIN Liaison on staff that that can work to help beneficiaries understand the impact of employment on federal, state, and local benefits/ assistance and work incentives.
According to national research Social Security Administration (SSA) disability beneficiaries hesitate to participate in return- to-work efforts due to fear that paid employment will cause a loss of critical cash benefits and health insurance.
Social Security Work Incentives
Social Security Work Incentives are rules that help beneficiaries enter, re-enter, or continue in employment by protecting their eligibility for cash payments and/or health care coverage until they achieve self-supporting employment. Whether you're looking for a job for the first time or returning to work after an injury or illness, Work Incentives can help you through the transition to work and towards financial independence.