To develop a plan for reducing your debt, first determine your debt load – the total amount you owe. Take a few minutes to collect all your bills and credit card statements to take inventory. On a piece of paper (or using the debt load worksheet in the resources below), write out the following: Name of creditor Current balance Interest rate Minimum monthly …
GreenPath Debt Solutions
Next time you are meeting with an ERI staff member, don’t be surprised if we ask if you are interested in financial counseling. Benefits, employment and finances all go hand-in-hand. We are committed to identifying resources to assist you in achieving your financial goals. ERI has a trusted partnership with GreenPath to support financial security and wellbeing for people in …
Continued Medicaid Eligibility Section 1619(b)
My name is Stephanie Drum, and I am a Work Incentives Benefits Specialist (WIBS) here at ERI (Employment Resources, Inc.). If you didn’t know already, I really like working with benefits. I unfairly have favorite work incentives, which is what I am writing about today. It’s one of the more unknown and misunderstood work incentives offered to Supplemental Security Income …
Medical Cessation Protection
An important work incentive for people who are receiving Social Security disability payments and participating in work rehabilitation programs can be a protection against benefits stopping due to a medical Continuing Disability Review (CDR). The Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to conduct periodic medical reviews of all Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability beneficiaries …