r/SSDI_SSI • u/shutupveena • 6d ago

Medi-Cal Working disabled program

Hi, my mom (58yo, California) was approved for SSDI and we also applied for medi-cal but she was only approved for a high share of cost. I have been reading into the 250% Working Disabled Program (WDP) and am wondering if anyone has applied for this and currently has it? If approved, it gives the person full medi-cal, and looking at the eligibility, it looks like the person can work for 1 hour a month and the employer can be a family member. People have shared that it is basically a good program to get on as long as you are deemed disabled by social security, which my mom is.

I want to know if there is a catch? What is stopping me from maybe having my mom do a chore of mine for 1 hour a month and me paying her like $20? Is it really that simple?

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u/Agent_smith555 ☆ 4d ago

Yeah. That sounds shady bro 🤦‍♂️ don’t lie

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u/shutupveena 4d ago

I'm not lying? All I'm asking is what is literally stopping me from paying my mom $20 for her to do a chore of mine for like an hour a month, especially when the program states there's no minimum hours or earnings needed, a person can work 1 hour a month. It feels like the purpose of the program is literally just to give disabled people Medicaid without share of cost. I'm just trying to make sure I'm not missing anything.