250% Working Disabled Program (WDP)

• Be disabled as defined by Social Security Administration (SSA).
• Do some type of work. This includes self-employment, or working for a friend, relative, or neighbor.
• Provide proof that they are working.
• Have a total income that is less than 250% of the federal poverty level.
• Meet the income rules for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or State Supplementary Payment (SSP) programs.
• Be a Citizen or have Satisfactory Immigration Status.

You must be a Citizen or have Satisfactory Immigration Status to qualify for the 250% Working Disabled Program (WDP).

Your Medi-Cal eligibility must be renewed at least once a year. 

• This program has a higher income limit than other Medi-Cal programs.
• Disability-related income is not counted to qualify for this program.  Examples of disability income include Social Security Disability Insurance, State Disability Insurance, private disability benefits, Disabled Widow(er) and Adult Child benefits, or Workers Compensation.
• Social Security disability income is not counted when you retire and income transitions from Social Security disability income to Social Security retirement income.
• This program has flexible work requirements with no minimum hours or earnings.  You can do any kind of work, like recycling bottles and cans, caring for someone’s pet, or providing childcare for children other than your own.
• Get access to medical care and In-Home Supportive Services benefits without a share of cost, if eligible. 

Below are the income limits to qualify for the 250% Working Disabled Program (WDP) based on the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) amounts.