We at Familia Unida can help you make informed choices about employment options. We can help you understand how working may or may not affect your Social Security benefits. If you used your "ticket" you can take full advantage of many services and resources available. You will also be protected from receiving a medical review for five years! By using your "ticket" you are able to explore many options that allow you to maximize your quality of life and ability to live independently.

To learn more about Familia Unida's Ticket To Work program please contact our WIPA Department : Toll Free (877) 298-3267 or email us at: Ticket2work@msfamiliaunida.org

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What is the Ticket Program?

The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The Ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people’s decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.

Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration (also referred to as the Agency) provides disability beneficiaries with a Ticket ([Click here]  to see an image of a Ticket) they may use to obtain the services and jobs they need from a new universe of organizations called Employment Networks (ENs).

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.

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, ENs can chose which services they want to provide, where, and to whom. Beneficiaries receiving Tickets can contact one or more ENs to discuss services and once an agreement between the beneficiary and EN is reached, the two work together to develop a work plan to assist the beneficiary in reaching his or her employment goal.

WIPA SERVICE MODEL:

Eligible beneficiaries/priority candidates for WIPA

Phone vs. In Person

Community Based vs. Centralized

Documentation of benefits: SSA, Medicaid agency

Grounded in current or pending work plans

Individualized written report-Benefit Summary Analysis, Work Incentive Plans

Beneficiary Follow Up

WIPA Outcomes:

Information & Referral

Intensive Work Incentive Counseling

-Benefits Summary & Analysis

-Work Incentive Plan

-Assistance with accessing and managing work incentives