A variety of factsheets are available to assist service providers in assisting beneficiaries and marketing Ticket program services.

Factsheets


What is Social Security's Ticket to Work Program?

Ready to work and looking for support on your employment journey? If you are age 18 through 64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSDI/SSI) and want to work, the Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program can help you reach your employment goals! This fact sheet tells you what you need to know to get started.

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What is Social Security's Ticket to Work Program?


Virtual Service Delivery

During 2020, many businesses changed the ways they engage with their customers and with the public. This fact sheet highlights the experiences of some Employment Networks (EN) who use remote service delivery to meet the needs of Ticketholders and to achieve successful employment outcomes and offers resources for ENs seeking to move to or improve their own virtual service delivery.

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Virtual Service Delivery Factsheet


Medicare and Medicaid Employment Supports

Many people believe that they will automatically lose their Medicare or Medicaid as soon as they start working. But that's a myth. We understand how important your healthcare coverage is to you. Our new resource offers information about how that extra income will affect your Medicare or Medicaid. You may be surprised by what you learn.

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Medicare and Medicaid Employment Supports Factsheet


Benefits Counseling and the Path to Employment

If you receive Social Security disability benefits (SSDI/SSI) and are considering returning to work, or working for the first time, you may be wondering how your earnings will affect your benefits. Benefits counseling is a free service offered by many Ticket to Work service providers to explain how working will affect your federal and state benefits.

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Benefits Counseling and the Path to Employment Factsheet


Trial Work Period

The Trial Work Period (TWP) is one of the many Work Incentives available to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and can help job seekers test their ability to work and transition to financial independence. This blog provides information on how eligible job seekers with disabilities can receive support reaching their work goals while maintaining their benefits!

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Trial Work Period (TWP) Factsheet


Attending WISE Webinars Using American Sign Language (ASL)

Social Security's Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) webinars are online seminars using video-conferencing software. If you are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), you can use these instructions to connect with an interpreter through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS).

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Attending WISE Webinars Using American Sign Language (ASL) Factsheet


Using Your PASS

What are the next steps once Social Security approves your Plan to Achieve Self-Support? Find out in our fact sheet and follow these steps to help you succeed on the path to work as you use this Social Security Work Incentive.

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Using Your PASS Factsheet


Presenting Your Best Self to Employers

Your resume and your job interview serve as first impressions for a potential employer. Follow our tips to present your skills and experience—they may help you land an interview or job offer!

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Presenting Your Best Self to Employers Factsheet


Work Incentives for People Who Are Blind

Most people receiving a disability payment can access Work Incentives or employment supports, but some of the rules are more generous if your disability is blindness. For more information see this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document about Social Security Work Incentives for People who are Blind.

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Work Incentives for People Who Are Blind Factsheet


Preventing and Managing Overpayments

Find out what it means to be overpaid by Social Security and discover what you can do to prevent it from happening. If you have been overpaid, our fact sheet can also help you manage the overpayment.

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Preventing and Managing Overpayments Factsheet


Impairment-Related Work Expenses

Social Security Work Incentives can help you through the transition to work and the move toward financial independence. In this Work Incentives Series fact sheet, discover what Impairment-Related Work Expenses are and how they may be able to help you pay for the items and services you need to be able to work if you receive SSDI or SSI.

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Impairment-Related Work Expenses Factsheet


Unincurred Business Expenses

Social Security Work Incentives can help you through the transition to work and the move toward financial independence. In this Work Incentives Series frequently asked questions, discover answers to popular questions about Unincurred Work Expenses and find out how this Work Incentive can help people who receive SSDI and want to pursue self-employment goals.

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Unincurred Business Expenses Factsheet


Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)

Social Security Work Incentives can help you through the transition to work and towards financial independence. Discover answers to popular questions about one Work Incentive, the Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS), and find out how PASS can help you on the path to success.

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Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) Factsheet


Planning Your Employment Goals with the Ticket To Work Program

When you work with a Ticket to Work service provider, they will help you develop a work plan that serves as a roadmap to your success. Learn more about work plans, such as what work plans include and what your responsibilities are in this Ticket to Work Frequently Asked Questions.

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Planning Your Employment Goals with the Ticket To Work Program Factsheet


Ticket to Work for America's Veterans

The Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program recognized that military veterans have a lot to offer employers. Learn about Social Security resources and Ticket Program supports for certain veterans as they look for civilian employment in this fact sheet.

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Ticket to Work for America’s Veterans Factsheet


Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 sets guidelines for federal contractors on employment of people with disabilities. In our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource, we share what Section 503 could mean for your job search and career path.

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Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act Factsheet


Finding an EN and Assigning Your Ticket Worksheet

Did you receive a list of service providers from the Ticket to Work Help Line or the Choose Work website’s Find Help tool? If so, this worksheet may help you call, email or visit Employment Networks (EN) to find one that is right for you. This worksheet gives you a list of questions to ask and space to write your answers, which may help you with your decision to assign your Ticket.

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Finding an EN and Assigning Your Ticket Worksheet


Partnership Plus

If you received services from your state VR to find work, you can then use your Ticket to receive ongoing services from an EN after you are on the job. Read this fact sheet to find out more.

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Partnership Plus Factsheet


Debunking the Three Biggest Myths Factsheet

This factsheet is a resource for beneficiaries, to ease their concerns and create understanding about how participation in the Ticket to Work Program works with their disability benefits. It can be printed from a standard office printer.

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Debunking the Three Biggest Myths Factsheet


Choosing the Right Employment Network for You

Social Security Work Incentives can help you through the transition to work and the move toward financial independence. In this Work Incentives Series frequently asked questions, discover answers to popular questions about Unincurred Work Expenses and find out how this Work Incentive can help people who receive SSDI and want to pursue self-employment goals.

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Choosing the Right Employment Network for You Factsheet