Work Incentives
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.
Employment Support for People with Disabilities
Increasing Options: The Ticket to Work & Self Sufficiency Program
Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS)
Information on PASS, a work incentive program for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
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.
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.
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.
Social Security Work Incentives
State Work Incentives Activities
Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)
Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Advisory Panel
Panel that advises the Social Security Commissioner, the President and Congress on issues related to work incentives programs.
Ticket to Work Program Information
Contains links to information about the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.
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.
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.
Working While Disabled, How We Can Help
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.