Benefits Counseling Services Fact Sheets


Maine Medical Center's Benefits Counseling Services Program has developed a series of fact sheets for individuals who receive Social Security Disability and/or Supplemental Security Income benefits. A list of these resources is below. To view/download this information, please visit Maine Medical Center's Benefits Counseling Services page.

Work Incentives for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Fact Sheets

  • Trial Work Period (TWP)
  • Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)
  • TWP & Self-Employment
  • EPE & Self-Employment
  • Self-Employment Work Incentives to Lower NESE
  • Impairment Related Work Incentives (IRWE)
  • Subsidy & Special Conditions
  • Extended Medicare Coverage
  • SSDI & MaineCare Coverage
  • Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
  • Ticket to Work & Self Sufficiency
  • Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND)

Work Incentives for Supplemental Security (SSI) Recipients Fact Sheets

  • SSI & MaineCare Coverage
  • Self-Employment & SSI
  • Impairment Related Work Incentives (IRWE)
  • Blind Work Expenses (BWE)
  • Student Earned Income Exclusion
  • Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS)
  • Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
  • Ticket to Work & Self Sufficiency
  • Long Term Care MaineCare Waiver


If you have questions about these fact sheets, or have difficulty downloading the files, please contact Maine Medical Center's Department of Vocational Services by calling 207.662.2088 or 888.208.8700 (toll-free).

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