Benefits Planning Services

The Vendor is required to provide security benefits information to students who are in high school and receiving either supplemental security income (SSI) or social security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits.
- The ability to provide services throughout the state to 288 school districts in 75 counties to conduct at least 400 contact hours of direct one-to-one assistance on benefits planning to include:
•    Reporting of wages to social security administration (SSA),
•    Conducting benefits queries on individual students as requested,
•    Troubleshooting issues on individual student situations with SSA.
- The ability to provide assistance with completing the processes and forms required by the SSA to obtain and maintain employment as a beneficiary, including:
•    Providing assistance with obtaining the student earned income exclusion,
•    A plan for achieving self-support,
•    To access continued Medicaid coverage while working.
- Provide 24 training sessions on benefits planning topics mutually agreed upon by the contractor and the state.
- Shall work with the SSA to resolve issues related to benefits.
- All students served will complete appropriate paperwork to receive the student earned income exclusion and all students served will receive assistance documenting and reporting wages to the SSA.