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Disability Benefits101: Working with a disability in California
Glossary: Work Opportunity Tax Credit
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Benefits Planner

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Someone who can help you understand or apply for benefit programs when you become disabled or turn 65. Their goal is to help you avoid financial complications while developing a sustainable plan for the future. To find a benefits planner in Minnesota, contact the Work Incentives ConnectionOffsite Link at 800-976-6728.
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Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

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The federal government pays benefits planners in communities around the country to help people think ahead about work incentives and benefits issues. CWIC'S are benefits planners who are trained by the Social Security Administration to assist beneficiaries with programs including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in addition to other related programs.
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Employment Network

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An employment services agency that is approved by Social Security. Employment Networks may offer a variety of services such as job readiness services, placement services, vocational rehabilitation, training, job coaches, transportation or other supports.

Employment Network examples:

  • Employers
  • Employers offering or arranging for job training
  • An employer collaborating with a community based organization
  • Transportation providers
  • Staffing and placement agencies
  • Consumer groups
  • California Department of Rehabilitation
  • Private providers of rehabilitation services
  • One Stop Career Centers
  • Vocational rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with disabilities
  • Cottage industries such as benefits planning services combined with other services
  • Public or private schools providing transitional education or career development services
  • Organizations working with ethnic, disability, or religious faith groups

A current list of Employment Networks can be found on the MAXIMUS siteOffsite Link.

Empowerment Zone

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A geographic area, such as a neighborhood, that meets certain population, size, and poverty guidelines. An area must be nominated by the local government and the state to become an Empowerment Zone. The Zone is marked by poverty, unemployment, and general distress. Empowerment Zones receive federal funding for community development. A list of Empowerment Zones can be found on the HUD websiteOffsite Link.

Enterprise Community

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Food Stamps

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A federally funded program that helps people with low-income buy food.
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Renewal Community

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State Employment Security Agencies (SESA)

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Agencies that collect and develop economic, labor, and employment data at the state and local level.
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Targeted Group

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One of the following nine groups eligible for either the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) or the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit:

Tax Credit

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A dollar for dollar reduction in taxes. A tax credit can be used as a deduction from taxes owed.

Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)

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A federal welfare program, formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), that provides income support and access to Medi-Cal for low-income adults with children. In California, TANF is known as CalWORKs.
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Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit

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An employer tax credit that targets individuals who are long term Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) recipients.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

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A federal program that encourages employers to hire job seekers from one of nine targeted groups by offering employers a federal tax credit. The purpose of the WOTC is to help job seekers in the targeted groups overcome barriers to employment.
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