Someone who can help you understand or apply for benefit programs when you become disabled or turn 65. Their goal is to help you avoid financial complications while developing a sustainable plan for the future. To find a benefits planner in California, use the DB101 Benefits Planner Directory.
The federal government pays benefits planners in communities around the country to help people think ahead about work incentives and benefits issues. CWIC'S are benefits planners who are trained by the Social Security Administration to assist beneficiaries with programs including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in addition to other related programs.
Non-citizens who, while outside the U.S. and their home country, were granted permission to enter and live in the U.S. because they had a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country.
Accessible cash resources that include: individual/joint checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, mining rights and cash value in a life insurance policy.
Funds received from sources for which no paid work activity is performed.
Disability benefits such as SSDI, SSI, short term disability insurance, and long term disability insurance; VA benefits; Workers' Compensation; income from a trust or investment; spousal support; dividends, profits, or funds received from any source other than work are all usually considered unearned income.
Income that is not subject to state or federal taxes. Income from State Disability Insurance (SDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are all examples of untaxed income.
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