Subsidies and
Special Conditions:
Subsidies and
Special Conditions
are special supports
that you receive on
the job because of
your disability. If
you have completed
your Trial Work
Period and are
beginning to earn
over
Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA),
you may want to
explore this work
incentive and talk
it over with your
claims
representative or
Indiana Works
Community Work
Incentive
Coordinator.
If you are receiving
extra supports or
accommodations, or
if because of your
disability you are
producing less than
coworkers who are
performing the same
work; and you are
receiving the same
hourly wage for the
work you are doing,
you may have a
subsidy. Often,
the support of a job
coach is a special
condition that is
also subsidizing
your ability to earn
Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA).
How it Helps You:
After you have
completed the
Trial Work Period,
a Subsidy or Special
Condition may help
to keep your
earnings below
Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA).
This is possible if:
-
You receive more
supervision than
other workers
doing similar
work for the
same pay,
-
You have fewer
or simpler tasks
to complete than
others doing the
same job for the
same pay,
-
You have a job
coach or mentor
who helps you
perform some of
your work.
Social Security
considers the value
of this extra
support as a benefit
to you and evaluates
this support to take
into consideration
the amount you are
earning.
How it Works:
To develop an
employer subsidy,
your employer is
requested to submit
information to the
Social Security
Administration to
document the value
of your work and
services. The amount
of the subsidy is
determined by
comparing your work
in the amounts of
time, skills, and
responsibilities
with that of
non-disabled
individuals doing
similar work. Some
possible examples to
determine a subsidy
include:
-
Extra
supervision,
-
Allowances for
extra time to
perform duties,
-
Special
reasonable
accommodations
provided by the
employer,
-
Adjusted work
schedule or
duties.
The Social Security
Administration has a
questionnaire to
help employers
determine how much
they subsidize your
work activity.
If you have a job
coach working with
you at your
workplace, the time
they provide support
to you on the job
may qualify as a
subsidy. They will
need to document how
much time and
involvement they
have with you on the
job and report this
to the Social
Security
Administration. An
Indiana Works
Community Work
Incentives
Coordinator
can instruct you and
your employer or job
coach on how to
complete the
required
documentation to
submit to the
Social Security
Administration
for a Subsidy.
Remember, you must
have completed the
Trial Work Period to
use this work
incentive.
