Find an employment network in your area to assist you in using your Ticket to Work.
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 provides information on the Ticket to Work program which helps people with disabilities who want to join or reenter the workforce.
If you are interested in working, the Ticket to Work Program is the key to unlocking vocational rehabilitation, training, job referrals, and other services to help you reach your employment goals. The program is available for people who are between the ages of 18 and 65 and receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because they are disabled or blind.
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.
Contains a broad range of resources related to employment of people with disabilities.
Learn more about the Ticket to Work program, who is eligible for a ticket, what services are available with your ticket, and how to redeem your ticket.
Charts with Ticket to Work Program statistics for Employment Networks (ENs) and Ticket Assignments.
Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on the Ticket to Work Program and other work incentive programs.
The Ticket to Work legislation established the Advisory Panel within the Social Security Administration to advise the President, the Congress and the Commissioner of Social Security on issues related to work incentive programs, planning and assistance for individuals with disabilities and the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
Includes the findings, issues, conclusions and recommendations of the Panel regarding implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act by the Social Security Administration and other federal agencies whose programs have an effect on the employment of people with disabilities.
Calendar of events where you can learn more about the Ticket to Work Program. This is also an opportunity to meet other people with disabilities and those engaged in disability and work-related activities. If you are receiving Social Security and interested in returning to work you may wish to attend a local Work Incentives Seminar Event.
Topics covered include an overview of the program, a summary of 2008 regulatory changes and the benefits of the Ticket to Work for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and employers. This information is also available in video form in ASL.
Information on how the Ticket to Work Program can help ensure the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to work and adulthood through employment services and work incentives.
Contains links to information and regulations about the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.
Offical Web site of the Ticket to Work Program, which provides most people receiving Social Security benefits (beneficiaries) more choices for receiving employment services. Under this program SSA issues a ticket to eligible beneficiaries who, in turn, may choose to assign those tickets to an Employment Network (EN) of their choice to obtain employment services, vocational rehabilitation services or other support services necessary to achieve a vocational (work) goal.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program.
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.
Discusses what a Work Incentive Plan (WIP) is, ways to update your plan and how WIP compares to a Benefits Summary and Analysis. This link opens a Word document.
The Social Security Administration's Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Projects host free community events for beneficiaries with disabilities and their families to learn more about the possibility of work and resources in their community. Use the drop down menu on the site to find upcoming meetings in your state.
Defines Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Services and offers information about Program Managers for Recruitment and Outreach (PMRO). This link opens a Word document.
Comprehensive information about the Ticket to Work Program, including a service locator for accessing available employment networks.
Information about participation in the Ticket to Work Program.
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