Work Incentive Planning Assistance

Work Incentives Planning & Assistance (WIPA) is a project that helps Social Security Administration (SSA) disability beneficiaries to understand and use work incentives to start or return to work.

A Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC) works individually with people who are currently working or seeking employment and help them plan, through using work incentives, to build a more secure financial future and a better life.

A CWIC works with Employment Networks, Michigan Works One Stop Career Centers, local Michigan Rehabilitation Services ( MRS) offices, Commision for the Blind, and other community agencies.  

We can help you to understand how work affects a variety of benefits:

• Medicaid
• Medicare Part A, B & D
• Social Security Income (SSI)
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Food Assistance
• Housing Subsidies
• Workers Compensation
• Unemployment Insurance
• Veterans Benefits
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
• Earned Income Tax Credits

For more information contact Paul Landry at 248-557-5070 ext 113 or plandry@ucpdetroit.org