Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency
Program
The goal of the
Ticket to Work
and Self-Sufficiency
Program is to expand
the choices for
individuals with
disabilities who
receive Social
Security benefits
for employment.
Social Security
mails a
“Ticket-to-Work”
that enables
beneficiaries to
access organizations
that provide
employment services
and supports. In
Indiana, Tickets
were mailed out to
beneficiaries
beginning in the
fall of 2002.
Anytime after
receiving the Ticket
to Work, a
participant may
voluntarily choose
to assign their
Ticket to an
Employment Network
(an agency or
organization) who is
providing employment
services under the
Ticket to Work
Program. Employment
Networks may by an
employment agency
approved by Social
Security or
Indiana’s Office of
Vocational
Rehabilitation.
To find out who is
providing employment
services under the
Ticket to Work
program or call
MAXIMUS
at 1-866-968-7842 or
TDD: 1-866-TDD2WORK.
The Ticket Program
is for
Social Security
Disability Insurance
beneficiaries and
Supplemental
Security Income recipients between
the ages of 18-64,
who are currently
receiving cash
benefits.
Individuals eligible
for the Ticket
Program include:
-
Individuals
between 18 and
64 years of age;
-
Adult Social
Security
disability
beneficiaries
who are
Childhood
Disability
Beneficiaries;
-
Individuals who
receive
Supplemental
Security Income
(SSI) and/or
Social Security
Disability
Insurance (SSDI).
Once an individual
assigns the Ticket,
the individual and
Employment Network
must make an
agreement that
outlines the
services that are
needed to reach a
specific employment
goal. This agreement
is formalized into a
written plan known
as an
Individual Work Plan
(IWP) or
Individual Plan for
Employment (IPE). As
long as an
individual continues
to make progress
towards an
employment goal in a
timely manner, the
Ticket is considered
"in use."
When a Ticket is in
use, Social Security
will not conduct a
medical Continuing
Disability Review.
However, if Social
Security determines
that the participant
is not making timely
progress he or she
may be subject to a
medical CDR. A
participant can use
a Ticket for sixty
months (5 years) and
in some cases
longer. Only one
Ticket is issued
during each period
of a Social Security
disability.
Below is an example
of the Ticket that
is mailed to
beneficiaries:
To learn more about
Social Security’s
Ticket to Work
Program, visit the
following web sites:
