What could work do to my check?

Move the sliders to sketch it out. This is teaching math based on long-standing exclusion rules — your real determination comes from SSA, and your counselor or WIPA can walk your exact situation with you.

SSI work sketch slider

Hourly wage: about $16/hrHours per week: about 15 hours

Tip: sliders support arrow keys, Page Up / Page Down, Home, and End.

Presets (hours × wage):

Higher shiftpattern: striped fill

Gauge zones: lower / middle / higher shift — color plus label plus pattern, never color alone.

Monthly earnings (about): $1,040
Countable sketch (about): $478
Estimated SSI shift (about): $478
Combined sketch (about): $563

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About this estimate (2026-v1 params, effective 2026-01-01): a teaching sketch only — your SSI shift is about this size, never a promised benefit amount. Talk to your VR counselor or WIPA for your situation. Params 2026-v1, effective 2026-01-01.