Intensive Support • Mid-Career • Goal 6:
Identify Your Required Benefits
Action step 1.
Determine how income could affect your eligibility to receive benefits.
Any time there is a change to your job or your income, it could affect the benefits you receive going forward. If you earn more than the income limit, you could lose certain benefits or services. This can apply to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Nutrtition Assistance Plan (SNAP), Medicaid, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) or Ticket to Work services. You and a support person may want to talk with your benefits counselor or service coordinator to make sure you understand how these changes could affect you.
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Action step 2.
Explore options for health insurance.
Since health insurance is a complex issue, it’s important to plan ahead. A change in employer or income could affect the options available to you.
- In most states, if you qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you automatically qualify for Medicaid.
- As a disabled adult, you may be covered by your parents’ health insurance plan beyond the usual age limit of 26.
- You may be able to purchase private health insurance through your employer.
- If you purchase insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace, you might qualify for financial assistance.
- Eligibility for Medicaid varies by state.
