Making Employment Work Assessment 2021 by admin | Jun 25, 2021 Welcome to your Making Employment Work Assessment 2021. This assessment should be completed independently. However, you may use all materials provided in your training packet and the calculators available on the website. Scores will be emailed to you upon completion of the assessment. NOTE: Phone numbers should be entered using ten (10) digits, with no spaces or dashes (e.g., 4101234567). Name Your Title and Business or Organization Name Email Phone Number 1. When a Title II recipient returns to work for the first time with earnings above the current benchmark, they have available to them what work incentive which guarantees benefit payments regardless of the amount of earnings they have?Impairment Related Work ExpensesExtended Period of EligibilityTrial Work Period (TWP)2. You are an employment specialist and you are completing an intake for a new client who reports that they have SSDI and have not worked since starting to receive benefits. They tell you that although they want to try to work part-time they are nervous about what will happen to their SSDI and Medicare Benefits. What should you do as an employment specialist?Give them basic information about how work impacts benefits, begin job searching, and get them connected with a benefits counselor.Tell the client they should not work.Write a Benefits Analysis and begin job searching.3. Individuals in need of Benefits Counseling can access the service through which of the following programs?DORS, WIPA, and Ticket to WorkWIPA, DORS, and the SSA HotlineTicket to Work, SSA Hotline, and local SSA field offices4. A young adult who is working, eligible for SSI, regularly attending school and under the age of 22 is eligible for what work incentive?Plan for Achieving Self SupportStudent Earned Income ExclusionEmployed Individuals with DisabilitiesBlind Work Expenses5. A Title II beneficiary can use what Social Security form to report IRWEs and/or subsidies, provide SSA with information about past unreported earnings, and/or report a change in work activity?Smart Phone AppOnline Reporting ToolsWork Activity Report (form SSA-821)6. Patricia is entitled to CDB benefits. She begins working for the first time in January 2022 making $1300 gross earnings per month. What phase of work incentives is she in?Grace PeriodExtended Period of EligibilityThere are no phases for CDB; those only apply to SSI.Trial Work Period7. What actions can be taken to avoid overpayments?All of the aboveMonitor assets to ensure that they do not exceed the limit for SSINotify SSA of changes and complete SSA821 when neededReporting earnings each month8. What are the agencies called that provide employment services through the Ticket to Work Program?Work Incentive Planning and Assistance ProgramsVocational Rehabilitation ServicesEmployment Networks (ENs)Supported Employment Programs9. Gregory is receiving $1000 per month in SSDI. He begins working in March 2022, earning $950 per month. Gregory will still receive his SSDI check.FalseTrue10. Newman has $430 of SSDI (unearned Income) and $0 of earnings from work. Newman is not eligible for SSI.TrueFalse11. What does Medicare Part D cover?Prescription MedicationsDoctor AppointmentsSupplemental InsuranceHospitalization12. True or False...when someone assigns their ticket under the Ticket to Work program they receive full protection from losing or having benefit reduced because of work.FalseTrue13. How often should earnings be reported for Title II (SSDI, CDB, DWB) beneficiaries?MonthlyThey do not need to be reportedAnnually14. You are a job coach that has been coaching a client who has been working for 1 year and receiving SSDI. Prior to beginning work a year ago your client received benefits counseling. Your client is offered a promotion and will be earning more money but will have accommodations made to the new position. Your client is afraid to take the position because of the increase in money and the concern about how it will impact his benefits. What should you do as a job coach?Tell your client that, if he's worried about his benefits, he should stop working.Explain to your client that he may qualify for a work incentive called a subsidy and help connect him with the benefits counselor again to determine the impact of the new position on his benefits so he can make an informed decision about the promotion.Tell your client that he will likely qualify for a second Trial Work Period and encourage him to accept the position.15. True or False, SSI and Title II recipients should contact Social Security as soon as they begin working to provide information about their employer, start date, pay, number of hours, and Employer Identification Number?TrueFalse16. A disabled adult child of a parent who has met insured status may receive what type of benefit?CDBSSDIDWBSSI17. What are the 2 ways the Ticket to Work Programs helps beneficiaries?Provide Medical Review Protections and Allows Beneficiaries to Keep benefitsAllows Beneficiaries to keep benefits and Provides No-Cost Employment ServicesProvides Medical Review Protections and Provides No-Cost Employment Support Services18. What do Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) provide?Extended Medicare coverage for working individualsFinancial Assistance with premiums and other out-of-pocket Medicare costsMedicaid19. What is the monthly earnings benchmark amount which determines whether or not an individual will use a Trial Work Period month?What is the monthly earnings benchmark amount which determines whether or not an individual will use a Trial Work Period month during the year 2021?$1350$970$841$88020. Drake receives SSDI. He works earning $1,400 gross per month and ends his Trial Work Period in September 2022. In October 2022, will he receive his SSDI check and why or why not?Drake receives SSDI. He works earning $1,400 gross per month and ends his Trial Work Period in September 2021. In October 2021, will he receive his SSDI check and why or why not?Yes, he will receive his check because October would be his 1st Grace Period month.No, he would not receive his check because his earnings are above SGAYes, he would receive his check because he will start his EPE21. What is the resource limit for Title II (SSDI, CDB, DWB) beneficiaries?There is no resource limit$2,000$8,000$10,00022. What are the three recommended options an SSI recipient could choose from to report earnings?Online, Smart Phone App, Faxing paystubs to the local officeSSI recipients do not need to reportmySocial Security Account, Mobile App, Automated Phone SystemMailing paystubs, Automated Phone System, Smart Phone App23. Miranda is receiving $875 in SSDI and is working in a salon. She is making $1,299 gross earnings per month. Miranda pays $50 per month in medication co-payments to maintain her mental health. She also pays $75 per month in co-payments for psychiatrist and therapist visits. What work incentive will Miranda be able to claim based on the $125 of out-of-pocket expenses she incurs each month?SubsidyExpedited Reinstatement (EXR)BWEIRWE24. How much is the General Income Exclusion?$20$733$85$6525. If an individual loses his SSI cash benefit due to earned income, what work incentive can he use to retain Medicaid coverage?Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE)1619(B) Continued Medicaid CoverageStudent Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)26. True or False... the Grace Period allowed under the Title II benefit program lasts for 3 consecutive months?TrueFalse27. How often should earnings be reported for SSI beneficiaries?WeeklyBi-monthlyBy the 6th day of every month28. What is the definition of Blind Work Expenses (BWE)?An expense incurred due to work and paid for by the individual who is blind.Special circumstances that indicate a worker is not actually earning the full wages he or she is being paid.Expenses that are work related, necessitated by the disability of the worker, and paid for by the worker.29. You are an employment specialist and you are completing an intake for a new client who reports that they have SSDI and have worked on and off for years since they have been receiving benefits but never reported to Social Security. They tell you that although they want to try to work, they are nervous about what will happen to their SSDI and Medicare Benefits. What should you do as an employment specialist?Tell the client they should not work.Help them to get connected with a benefits counselor right away to develop their work history and work incentive status and begin job development.Immediately stop all job development services and tell the client they should contact Social Security.30. What is the current SSI resource limit for an individual?$2,000There is no resource limit$3,000$10,00031. EID applications get sent to:Eligibility Determination DivisionDepartment of Human ServicesThe local DSS officeSocial Security Administration32. What is Maryland’s Medicaid Program also known as?Medi-CalMedicare Savings ProgramMedical Assistance (MA)Medicare33. Caden is open with DORS and receiving $841 in SSI and has no other source of income. He is offered a job earning $1,200 per month. Caden’s job coach tells him that his SSI payment will be reduced and he becomes very upset. How can he access a certified benefits counselor?Call SSACall his local WIPA project.Contact his DORS counselor and request benefits planning.34. Howard receives SSDI. He began working in June 2021 earning $990 gross per month and stopped working in November 2021. He then began working again in January 2022 earning $990 gross per month and continues working through the end of 2022. Howard ended his TWP in March 2022. When would Howard start his EPE?Howard receives SSDI. He began working in June 2020 earning $990 gross per month and stopped working in November 2020. He then began working again in January 2021 earning $970 gross per month and continues working through the end of 2021. Howard ended his TWP in March 2021. When would Howard start his EPE?April 2022November 2021He has not started his EPE yet35. The SSI program does not count certain types of assets or resources a recipients has. What is one of these SSI Resource Exclusions?StocksABLE AccountsChecking Accounts36. What is the monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Federal Benefit Rate for an individual during the year 2021?$674$1220$783$79437. What happens if a beneficiary does not want to participate in the Ticket Program?What if a beneficiary does not want to participate in the Ticket program?Nothing, the program is optionalBenefits are terminatedBenefits are suspendedBenefits are reduced38. You are a job developer and you have a client who lost her job. She receives SSDI, is within her Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE), and has been regularly reporting her earnings to Social Security. She is concerned about how to get her SSDI check back now that she is not working. As a job developer how do you help her?You tell her that she is not eligible to receive her benefit check again, even though she has stopped working.You tell her you can not help her and direct her to call Social Security.You help her contact Social Security to report that the job has ended so that her check can be returned to the full amount and then help her seek alternative employment.39. True or False, when determining the impact of earnings on a benefit, Social Security always considers gross earnings opposed to net earnings?FalseTrue40. What two categories of income will SSA consider when determining a monthly SSI payment amount?Under the table income and Earned IncomeStipend Income and In-kind IncomeCountable Unearned Income and Countable Earned Income41. What are the three types of Title II disability benefits someone could receive?DWB, SSDI, SSISSI, SSDI, CDBSSI, DWB, CDBSSDI, CDB, DWB42. How often are Timely Progress Reviews conducted after ticket assignment?Every 6 monthsEvery 12 monthsMonthly43. What are expenses that are work related, necessitated by the worker’s disability, and paid for by the worker?PASS ExpensesImpairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE)Blind Work ExpensesWork Expense44. What does Medicare Part B cover?HospitalizationDoctor AppointmentsPrescription Medications45. If an individual is over 65 years of age or disabled or blind and has limited income and resources what benefit may they be eligible for?Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)Childhood Disability BenefitsSupplemental Security Income (SSI)46. What is the resource limit for Employed Individuals with Disabilities (EID)?$10,000 for an individual; $15,000 for a married couple$2,000$8,000No resource limit47. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is what type of benefit?Family ProgramNeeds-based benefitInsurance Program48. A Title II recipient who loses their cash benefit because of earnings can continue to receive Medicare coverage for at least 7 years and 9 months because of what work protection?Extended Period of Medicare Coverage (EPMC)1619(b)Medicare Savings Program (MSP)49. How long is the TWP?36 consecutive months9 consecutive months36 months that do not have to be consecutive9 months that do not have to be consecutive50. How much is the Earned Income Exclusion?$85$65$733$20Please let us know any feedback you may have on this assessment. Thank you for completing the Making Employment Work Assessment. Your score will be sent to you via email for your records. Time is Up!
