Emergency Preparedness is putting together a set of precautionary measures in the face of a potential disaster. There is a huge benefit to planning ahead.
Find Financial Freedom with Our Bridges Resource Library This month, we highlight after-high school opportunities from free tuition to work incentives that help blind/low vision students Find Financial Freedom! This week, we explore various Social Security Administration policies and programs that incentivize work by allowing SSI and SSDI recipients to earn more income without losing […]
Updated as of September 14, 2024. Why Are Work Incentives from Social Security Important? Social Security background Individuals may be eligible for monthly cash payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) if they meet both disability and financial eligibility guidelines. These monthly payments are made under SSA’s two disability programs, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) […]
Updated as of September 14, 2024. What and Why? The Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) is a work incentive administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). This exclusion allows qualifying students to earn income that does not impact their SSI payments. By using the SEIE, the SSA will exclude (ignore) a portion (or all) of […]
Updated as of October 11, 2024. What Is It? A Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) is a document that sets forth steps and resources needed to also an individual to secure competitive employment – to earn enough money that the individual will reduce or eliminate Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or SSDI benefits. Note: PASS plans […]