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Graph Results

To see the Graph Results using your keyboard, first select the Output view by selecting View, Outputs (hold down the "Alt" key and press "V" and then "O"). Then select the Graph Results by holding down the "Alt" key and pressing "G"

Or, using your mouse, click on the 100% Output icon located on your toolbar near the top of your screen, and then click on the "Numerical Results" tab located in the lower-left corner of the main screen.

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Note that the Graph Results tab could include either "(SSI/DI)", or "(Housing)" or "(Food Stamps)". Which tab you see depends on whether you are looking at SSI/DI results, or Housing results, or Food Stamps results. (Go to Understanding WorkWORLD Results for instruction on moving among the different program results.)

Graphs are displayed after all appropriate questions have been answered to complete a situation. If you make changes to any of your answers in a situation, WorkWORLD will recalculate your outputs and again display them on the lower portion of your screen. Changing one answer may cause additional questions to be asked. WorkWORLD will show outputs only after all questions have been answered to complete the situation.

The viewing size of the Results screen can be made larger or smaller by placing your mouse just above the output portion of the screen until it turns into a double arrow.

Drag the top of the Results screen up or down to adjust the viewing size.

Graphs are pictorial representations of the Numerical Results and they correspond as follows:

Numerical Results Graphs

Income    Income Details

Expenses   Expense Details

Net Income  Income & Expenses

Graphs show several situations at once. Each situation is labeled and graphed using colored or line-patterned bars to illustrate the results. A key on the right side of the screen shows what color or line pattern represents what type of information. Bar heights are the important feature to watch on these graphs, as they represent the dollar amounts for your income and expenses.

The "Income & Expenses" graph shows your Total Gross Income, Total Work Expenses and Investments, and Net Income. When you make a change from one situation to the next you will be able to see if that change affects your net income.

Example 1:

You are currently employed and receiving SSI. You in line to receive a pay raise. An increase in your earned income amount will likely cause your Total Gross Earnings bar to rise as well as your Net Income bar. If you then increase your Work Expenses, your Total Gross Earnings would remain the same, your Total Work Expenses and Employability Investments bar would rise and your Net Income bar would lower unless you used a Work Incentive.

The Income Details graph shows your Earned Income, Other Benefits and Unearned Income, SSI Benefit Amount and DI Benefit Amount. When you make a change from one situation to the next you will be able to see how this change affects your income.

Example 2:

You receive SSI, and you increase your earned income amount. It is likely that the portion of the bar that represents your Earned Income would rise while the portion of the bar that represents your SSI Benefit Amount would decrease. Your total income (the full height of the situation bar) may or may not change depending on how much your earnings increase.

The Expense Details graph shows your Employability Investments and Work Expenses. When you make a change from one situation to the next you will be able to see how much of your income is being used for work expenses and how much for Employability Investments. This helps you see understand the various Recommendations for Work Incentive use.

Example 3:

You are currently unemployed and receive SSI benefits. You are interested in finding a clerical job and have identified a training program that will give you the skills you need. Your disability makes it impossible for you to drive and there is no public transportation between your house and your school. In order to get to the training program, you must pay someone to drive you.

As an SSI recipient, both the transportation costs and the costs for the training program are considered Employability Investments. In this situation, the portion of the bar for Work Expenses would be flat, while the portion of the bar for Employability Investments would be raised.

In your first What-if situation, you can see what happens when your training program ends, you have a job and you pay someone to drive you to and from work. The graph for this situation shows the portion of the bar for Work Expenses higher, while the portion of the bar for Employability Investments would be flat, indicating that you have no Employability Investments.

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