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VA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program

This topic provides information about the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program in Virginia. This program replaced the former Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach (BPAO) Program.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded cooperative agreements to a variety of community organizations called Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) projects. These WIPA projects have Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWICs) to provide all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) free access to benefits planning and assistance services.

The Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC) collects data on individual’s current benefit status, provides critical analysis of impact of work and earnings on these benefits, and makes recommendations to the individual and other stakeholders in their life as to safety nets and work incentive management plans that should be put into place as the individual develops a plan for employment. The Coordinator integrates work incentives support plans into existing service delivery constructs to ensure continuity of the employment planning and benefits advisement and management process.

The ultimate goal of the WIPA projects is to support the successful employment of beneficiaries with disabilities.

Types of Services Provided

· Problem solving and advocacy

· Answer questions about the SSA work incentives.

· Help you create a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS).

· Plan how work incentives and other federal, state, and local assistance plans can help you return to work.

· Answer your questions about the Ticket to Work.

· Help you find an Employment Network.

· Referral to Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Protection and Advocacy Legal Services

Find your local WIPA

A list of Virginia WIPA organizations with contact information and the localities they serve is available through the link below as an internal file in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) in this version of WorkWORLD. Use the Back button to return to this screen when finished.

Click for Virginia WIPA Organizations

Source

Some information for this topic was drawn from the DMAS website at:
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/downloads/pdfs/mb-FactSheet_Medicaid.pdf
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/downloads/pdfs/mb-Inctv_Assist_Prg_VA.pdf
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/downloads/pdfs/rcp-medicaid_applicant_handbook.pdf

Additional information was drawn from Section M0320.211 of the Department of Social Services (DSS) Medicaid Manual.

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