Working With a Disability
Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on health coverage, benefits, and employment. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together.
- Getting Past the Myths: The Truth About WorkingThere are many myths about people losing their benefits if they work that are just not true.
- Managing Your Benefits While WorkingBy keeping good records and quickly reporting any changes in your income, you can successfully work and manage your benefits.
- How Health Benefits WorkLearn about the different ways you may be able to get health coverage.
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)SSDI gives cash benefits to people who worked and paid Social Security taxes before their disabilities limited their ability to work.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)SSI gives cash benefits to people with disabilities and seniors who have low income and low resources.
- HousingSection 8, public housing, site-based housing, and other programs help pay for housing.
- Benefits for Young PeopleLearn about the most important benefit programs for young people.
- Building Your Assets and WealthLearn about programs that can help you build your savings without risking your disability benefits.
- ABLE AccountsA tax-free ABLE account lets people with disabilities save some money without affecting their benefits.
Estimators
- Benefits and Work EstimatorWhat happens to your income, benefits, and health coverage if you go to work? Check for yourself with the Benefits and Work Estimator.
- School and Work EstimatorYoung people with disabilities can find out how a job can affect cash benefits and health coverage - and see how staying in school can help.
- Freedom to Work EstimatorSee if you might qualify for Freedom to Work Medicaid and what your premium would be.
New! Resources for Veterans
- Vets Checklist: Planning for Civilian LifeGoing from military to civilian life isn’t easy, but a good plan can make things smoother for you and your family.
- VA PensionVA Pension offers monthly payments and other benefits to low-income, wartime veterans who are seniors, or have a permanent disability that is not connected to their military service. Family members of deceased vets may also get benefits.
- VA Disability CompensationVA Disability Compensation gives tax-free monthly payments to veterans who have an injury or disease that happened while on active duty or was made worse by military service.