BenePLAN
UMass Medical School
333 South Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Toll Free: 877-937-9675
Web Site: http://www.beneplan.org
Information Specialist: Barbara Lee
E-mail: Barbara.Lee@umassmed.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
Organization: BenePLAN
provides comprehensive benefits assessment, planning, and assistance to SSI and SSDI beneficiaries, their families and service providers in Massachusetts. If you are currently receiving Social Security benefits due to disability, you may have questions about returning to work. The Benefits Specialists can help you make educated employment choices by evaluating your current benefits and explaining how working will affect them.
Additional Locations: None.
Population(s) Served: People with Disabilities
Language(s): Spanish,
Services:
Community Work Incentives Coordinators are trained and certified by the Social Security Administration and offer assistance with:
- Understanding how working will affect benefits such as Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, Transitional Assistance, Public Housing, Workers' Compensation and more
- Developing PASS plans, which can help you meet expenses to achieve your employment goal
- Ongoing assistance to help you manage your benefits as you transition into employment
- Information and referral on education, training, and rehabilitation services
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: No information.
Fees: Free service to individuals with a qualified disability.
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BenePlan last responded to our request for an update on 2/1/2010.
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