Social Security Work Incentives

Detailed Information about Social Security Work Incentives

Information about work incentives for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
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Earned Income Tax Credit

Find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Special rules apply for calculating earned income for members of the U.S. Armed Forces in combat zones.
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Extended Medicare Coverage for Working People with Disabilities

Answers to frequently asked questions on Extended Medicare coverage after returning to work.
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Get Help in Understanding Work Incentives

State by state list of contacts to help people who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect their benefits.
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Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities

The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act is 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.
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Social Security Administration (SSA) Announces Improvements to the Ticket to Work Program

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.

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Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work

Provides most people receiving Social Security benefits with choices for receiving employment services. Click here to see the New Ticket to Work Regulations.

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Social Security Red Book Employment Supports

Information on how employment supports help people with disabilities become employed.
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Social Security Work Incentives

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.
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Ticket to Work Program Questions & Answers

Answers to frequently asked questions about the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program.
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Using Social Security or Vocational Rehabilitation for International Exchange Programs

Information on how people with disabilities can use VR and Social Security benefits to participate in international exchange programs. Read success stories by people with disabilities who have studied abroad.

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What is a Work Incentive?

Special rules 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. Social Security calls these rules "work incentives."

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  • The White House: President George W. Bush
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.

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