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Ticket to
Work Program
What is the
Ticket Program?
How many people are eligible for
the Ticket Program?
How does the Program work?
What is an Employment Network
(EN)?
Who should I call to
find out if I have a Ticket?
Where do I go to find an Employment
Network in my area?
What is the
Ticket Program?
The Ticket
Program is to increase the choices for Social
Security disability beneficiaries when looking for a
provider of employment, vocational rehabilitation,
and other support services from public and private
providers, employers, and other organizations.
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Under the Ticket
Program, the Social Security Administration provides
disability beneficiaries with a Ticket that they may
use to obtain the services they need that will
assist them in obtaining employment. The employment
services are provided through
Employment Networks (ENs)
who are approved providers.
How many people are eligible for
the Ticket Program?
The Ticket to
Work Program is an employment program that is
available to most Social Security beneficiaries with
disabilities who meet certain criteria. The Social
Security Administration notifies those beneficiaries
who are eligible to participate in the Ticket
Program by issuing them a Ticket. Beneficiaries
receiving a Ticket are referred to as
Ticket-holders. More than 11 million Ticket-holders
are eligible to participate in this nationwide
Program and many are already working.
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Who is eligible to receive
a ticket?
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Are 18 or
older and have not reached age 65.
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Are a Title
II disability beneficiary (exceptions are stated
in the legislation and regulations).
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Are in
"current pay status" for the monthly Title II
cash benefits based on disability (exceptions
are stated in the legislation and regulations)
or
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Are a Title
XVI disability benefitciary (exceptions are
stated in the legislation and regulations).
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Monthly
Federal cash benefits based on disability or
blindness under Title XVI are not suspended; and
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The Social
Security Administration records show:
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a case is
not designated as a medical improvement
expected diary review case; or
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a case is
designated as medical improvement diary
review case and the Social Security
Administration has conducted at least one
CDR and made a final determination or
decision that the disability continues.
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How does the Program work?
The Ticket
Program is flexible and voluntary - Social Security
Administration beneficiaries are not mandated to
participate and in most cases,
Employment Networks can chose which
services they want to provide, where, and to whom.
Beneficiaries receiving Tickets can contact one or
more Employment Networks to discuss services and once an agreement
between the beneficiary and
Employment Networks is reached, the two
work together to develop a work plan to assist the
beneficiary in reaching his or her employment goal.
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What is an
Employment
Network (EN)?
Any agency or
instrumentality of a state, or a private entity that
takes responsibility for the actual delivery of
services or the coordination/referral of services is
eligible to apply to be an
Employment Network (EN)
Employment
Networks can be a single entity, a partnership or
alliance of entities (public and/or private) or a
consortium of organizations collaborating to combine
resources to serve Ticket-holders.
Every month a
Ticket-holder is employed at a certain wage level,
ENs receive revenue. Back
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Who should I call to find out if I have a ticket?
For information about the status of your
ticket, please call MAXIMUS at this toll
free line: 1-866-968-7842
Where do I go to find an Employment Network in my
area?
Click here for
information about Employment Networks in Iowa
Click here for additional information about
Employment Networks outside Iowa that can serve
Iowa.
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