Social Security Applicants
Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
BEST is a web-based form to help a person see if they qualify for any Social Security benefits.
Benefit Planning Advisors at Oregon Advocacy
If you have specific questions regarding how working will affect a consumer's benefits, you can call Benefits Planning advisors directly on their hotline every Wednesday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at (800) 452-1694.
Or refer your customer if he or she needs intensive,on-going one-on-one assistance with their benefits management.
Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS Plan)
Visit this link for the PASS form and a guidebook on how to fill it out
Visit this website to learn about the different types of work incentives. This is the version for those who serve customers with disabilities who have Social Security benefits.
Impairment-Related Work Expenses
These are expenses a person recieving disability or supplemental Social Security benefits must spend in order to go to work. For instance, the person must pay more for paratransit services because there is no accessible bus stop near his or her workplace. She will be allowed the difference between the cost of transportation for the average person and what she actually has to pay. These amounts are removed before calculating the SGA amount for continued eligibility. For a more detailed definition, look at the HTML link above and do a text search for "impairment-related".
Employed Persons with Disabilities and Senior Community Service Employment Program
Visit this website to learn more about how to maintain health benefits while working and a job assistance program for those over 55 years old.
Other Social Security Resources
If you are an employment network or would like to be, you should visit this web site regarding the Ticket To Work program.
General Social Security Guidelines and Resources
Visit this web site to get more information about name changes, social security numbers, retirement and benefits.
Updated Apri, 2007 by Sheila Johnson