What is WIPA / Benefits Planning?
How to get WIPA services
WIPA stands for Work Incentive Planning Assistance, or for short, Benefits Planning. Benefits Planning is a valuable service that helps individuals with disabilities understand how employment may impact their Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other public benefits while pursuing meaningful work opportunities.
Personalized Benefits Planning empowers individuals to make informed choices about how returning to work, earning an income, or starting a business can impact their public benefits. Benefits Planning helps reduce fear and uncertainty surrounding loss of benefits by providing accurate guidance, work incentive education, and customized planning tailored to each person’s goals and circumstances.
WIPA also supports long-term financial independence by helping individuals develop strategies to achieve their employment and financial goals while maintaining stability and maximizing available resources. Individuals with an open case through Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation may be eligible to receive WIPA services as part of their vocational rehabilitation services.
Eligible Florida Vocational Rehabilitation customers can get WIPA / Benefits Planning Services as part of their open case with Vocational Rehabilitation. Simply reach out to your Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and request WIPA / Benefits Planning services be added to your plan! We are an approved Vendor with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and may provide services to Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) participants.”
You can request services through Benefits Consulting Services by speaking with your VR counselor and requesting your WIPA services through our organization. Please reference Benefits Consulting Services or VR Vendor Number: VF332400912 when making your request.
*We also accept private / self-pay customers on a case-by-case basis pending individual circumstances.