Description:
The Disability Benefit Specialist (DBS) assists persons with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 59, as well as those transitioning into adulthood at 17 ½. The DBS can provide information, assistance, advocacy, and in some cases representation. A DBS can assist with initial applications, denials of eligibility, termination of benefits, and overpayments of both public and private benefits. Some of the programs and issues a DBS can assist with or provide information on include: BadgerCare Plus, Disability through the Social Security Administration, Extra help with Prescription Drug Costs, Food Share, Landlord/Tenant/Evictions, Medical Assistance, Medicare, Railroad Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Utility Assistance, and Wisconsin Works (W-2).