What is Ticket to Work?
Ticket to Work is an innovative program from the Social Security Administration that:
- Increases beneficiary choice in obtaining rehabilitation and vocational services to help people with disabilities go to work and attain their employment goals;
- Removes barriers that require people with disabilities to choose between health care coverage and work; and
- Assures that more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits.
SSA's New Ticket to Work Program Regulations
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced improvements to the
Ticket to Work Program. The changes became effective on July 21, 2008. Download Questions and Answers about the
New Ticket to Work Regulations in pdf format. Under this program SSA issues a "ticket" to eligible beneficiaries who, in turn, may choose to assign the ticket to an
Employment Network of their choice to obtain employment or vocational rehabilitation services in order to achieve a work or vocational goal. More information on the Ticket to Work Program and other work incentives can be found on
DisabilityInfo.gov.
How Does the Ticket Work?
You should take your
Ticket to an employment network. An employment network is a private organization or public agency, including Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation, which has agreed to work with Social Security to provide services under the Ticket to Work program.
