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Work Incentives

A general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals and counselors who serve people with disabilities.

Information for states, beneficiaries and advocacy groups on the legislation that modernizes the employment services system for people with disabilities and makes it possible for millions of Americans with disabilities to no longer have to choose between taking a job and having health care.

Information on the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs (OSEP), which works to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides information on the Ticket to Work program, which helps people with disabilities who want to join or reenter the workforce.

Information on PASS, a work incentive program for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.

Provides technical assistance, resources and training to individuals throughout the country who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Site offers a Web cast series in which successful entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and online seminars on topics including self-employment for individuals with disabilities.

SSA announces final rules designed to improve the Ticket to Work program. The changes will improve the effectiveness of the Ticket program in assisting beneficiaries with disabilities who want to work.

Report to the President on Executive Order 13217, which promotes the availability of community alternatives for individuals with disabilities, evaluating the policies and procedures that make up SSA's cash-benefit and employment-support programs.

Report from SSA regarding efforts to promote employment for people with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format.

Information on work incentives that can help individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits continue to receive monthly payments and keep their Medicare or Medicaid after they get a job or become self-employed.

Charts with Ticket to Work Program statistics for Employment Networks (ENs) and Ticket Assignments.

The SEIE is a work incentive program that allows certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are under age 22 and regularly attending school to exclude a specified amount of gross earned income per month up to a maximum annual exclusion.

Panel that advises the Social Security Commissioner, the President and Congress on issues related to work incentives programs.

Contains links to information about the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.

Information from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center outlines government programs that allow people with disabilities to work and keep health care benefits.

List of Community Work Incentive Coordinators who offer information and technical assistance in your state on the work incentives that help Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries return to work.

Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on work incentives - special rules that make it possible for people with disabilities receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments and Medicare or Medicaid.

A portal to the Social Security Administration, with links to its disability-related programs and contact information.

Comprehensive information about the Ticket to Work Program, including a service locator for accessing available employment networks.

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2008 Social Security Administration (SSA) Red Book
A general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals and counselors who serve people with disabilities.
Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Projects
List of Community Work Incentive Coordinators who offer information and technical assistance in your state on the work incentives that help Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries return to work.
Employment Support for People with Disabilities
Information on the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs (OSEP), which works to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
START-UP/ USA - Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources & Training
Provides technical assistance, resources and training to individuals throughout the country who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Site offers a Web cast series in which successful entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and online seminars on topics including self-employment for individuals with disabilities.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 Information
Information for states, beneficiaries and advocacy groups on the legislation that modernizes the employment services system for people with disabilities and makes it possible for millions of Americans with disabilities to no longer have to choose between taking a job and having health care.