Work Incentive Benefits Specialists
For a person on public benefits considering work, one of the most pervasive fears is the potential loss of cash payments, health care coverage, or needed in-home assistance. For those already working there are numerous public benefit rules and incentives in place to encourage employment; however, they are unconnected, confusing, and always changing. A Work Incentives Benefit Specialist (WIBS) connects job seekers with disabilities with information about employment and benefits.
Wisconsin Work Incentives Benefits Specialists (WIBS) help individuals with disabilities, families, and professionals make sense of highly complex employment and benefit related issues.
WIBS help people to understand their benefits and able to make decisions regarding employment and benefits. A WIBS helps individuals understand how various work incentives can help them earn more and become more financially independent without risking critical benefits such as health care.
WIBS work statewide with beneficiaries of Social Security benefits (SSI/SSDI) to provide them with comprehensive and accurate information regarding their benefits. This allows a person to make informed choices about employment goals and work incentives. Benefit Specialists analyze and provide information on how the following benefits can be affected when a person considers employment:
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Medicaid/Medicare
FoodShare
Subsidized Housing
Private Health Insurance
BadgerCare
Disabled Adult Child Benefits (DAC)
Long Term Disability Insurance
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