Benefits Information

Benefits Information for Adults and Transitioning Students

The federal government, the state of Indiana, and local agencies and service organizations support people with disabilities. If you're eligible, various types of benefits can help you:

  • with paying the rent;
  • access health care;
  • provide you with direct support for getting dressed or eating;
  • assist with tuition or books if you're in college;
  • complete tasks in your workplace;
  • or even save for a car or a down payment on a house or business.

On this page, we'll focus on information about benefits and programs that support young adults or adults who are working or who are planning to work. Scroll down to find fact sheets that explain some of the Social Security Administration's work incentive programs as well as links to other resources for housing, health care, and savings.  

Looking for BIN?

Indiana's Benefits Information Network (BIN) is a statewide program that trains and certifies benefits liaisons, who guide families and individuals as they make decisions about work and benefits.

Are you an individual with a disability or a family member interested in learning more about how employment and benefits can work together? Ask your VR counselor about a BIN review.

Are you a BIN liaison or are you interested in BIN training? Use the link below or select the BIN page from the menu on the left.

Benefits Information Network

 

Work Incentive Fact Sheets for 2020

The fact sheets listed below contain information about various state and federal work incentive programs for people with disabilities who are working, training for a career, or who may be beginning a job search.  The Center on Community Living and Careers updates these fact sheets annually.

ABLE Accounts
Blind Work Expense
Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
Extended Medicare Coverage
Extended Period of Eligibility
Family Self-Sufficiency Program
How Your SSI Payment Changes with Earnings
Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE) for SSDI
Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE) for SSI
M.E.D. Works (2019 fact sheet; 2020 fact sheet will be uploaded when figures are updated)
Overpayments to SSDI & SSI Beneficiaries
Plan to Achieve Self-Support
Property Essential to Self-Support
Section 1619b: SSI and Medicaid Coverage
Self-Employment and Social Security Disability Insurance 
Self-Employment and Supplemental Security Income 
Student Earned Income Exclusion
Subsidies and Special Conditions
Substantial Gainful Activity
Ticket to Work Program
Trial Work Period

and the Social Security Red Book: A Guide to Work Incentives (2019)

 

Additional Benefits and Supports

Earned Income Tax Credit/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 
Individual Development Accounts 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Medicaid Waivers -- an explanation from the Arc of Indiana of the types of waivers supporting people with disabilities in Indiana. In the section "Where Do You Apply?" you'll find contact information for the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services.