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2. Understanding Your Benefits! DefinitionsCash Benefits Work Programs DB 101 Website 200 400 600 800 Bonus Question: 5000 pts

3. Definitions: 200 Question: “DB101” stands for ____________________. Answer: What is the Disability Benefits 101 website?

4. Definitions: 400 Question: A person who receives benefits is called a ______________ ** Hint: This answer also starts with the letter “B” Answer: What is a beneficiary?

5. Definitions: 600 Question: These are programs that can help you go to work and still keep the benefits you need. Answer: What are Work Incentives or Work Incentive Programs?

6. Definitions: 800 Question: This is a program that provides funding for people with disabilities who need personal care assistance. Answer: What is In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)?

7. Cash Benefits: 200 Question: “SSA” stands for _________________. Answer: What is Social Security Administration?

8. Cash Benefits: 400 Question: A Social Security cash benefit program which provides a monthly check for people with certain disabilities who are low income. *** Hint: the acronym has 3 letters Answer: What is SSI or Supplemental Security Income?

9. Cash Benefits: 600 Question: A Social Security cash benefit program for people with certain disabilities who have previously worked. *** Hint: the acronym has 4 letters Answer: What is SSDI or Social Security Disability Insurance?

10. Cash Benefits: 800 Question: When you want to find out what cash benefits you are receiving you can contact Social Security and ask for a _______ Answer: What is a Benefits Planning Query or BPQY?

11. Work Programs: 200 Question: These are copies of your paychecks from work that you need to turn in to Social Security once a month. Answer: What are paystubs?

12. Work Programs: 400 Question: Name one of two websites that you visit to find out more information about Work Incentive Programs. Answer: What is the Social Security website or the DB 101 website?

13. Work Programs: 600 Question: This program allows most students under the age of 22 to work and earn income and keep some or all of their monthly SSI cash benefits. Answer: What is the Student Earned Income Exclusion or SEIE?

14. Work Programs: 800 Question: This work program allows SSI beneficiaries to save their earnings or other income for a work-related goal. Answer: What is a Plan to Achieve Self Support or PASS plan?

15. DB 101 Website: 200 Question: The website address of the Disability Benefits 101 website is ______________. Answer: What is www.db101.org or www.disabilitybenefits101.org?www.db101.org www.disabilitybenefits101.org

16. DB 101 Website: 400 Question: DB101 has contact information for these people in your area who can help you if you have questions about your cash or health care benefits. Answer: What are benefit planners?

17. DB 101 Website: 600 Question: There are a few of these on the website and they can be used to calculate how your benefits may change when you go to work. Answer: What are benefits calculators?

18. DB 101 Website: 800 Question: You should use the disability benefits 101 website when you are preparing to ___________. Answer: What is get a job or change jobs?

19. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: Why is learning information about your benefits important to you? Answer: No wrong answer!