Work Incentives Planning and Assistance

Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWICs)

Community Work Incentives Coordinators (CWIC) undergo intensive training, screening, and continuing education to provide you with the most accurate information on how work and earnings can affect your benefits. CWICs meet with each beneficiary either by phone or in-person and then research each client’s unique situation. CWICs will:

• Explain how work and earned income may affect your cash and medical benefits.
• Explain all aspects of available work incentives, some of which are automatic while others need to be initiated.
• Give information about the Ticket to Work Program, its benefits, and how to choose an Employment Network.
• Give information about the PASS Program (Plan to Achieve Self Support) and guide beneficiaries through the application process.
• Refer beneficiaries to various community resources as needed to address areas of concern outside the scope of the WIPA project.