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Ticket to Work 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.
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Under the Ticket Program, the Social Security Administration (also referred to as the Agency) provides disability beneficiaries with a Ticket they may use to obtain the services and jobs they need from a new universe of organizations called Employment Networks (ENs).
For more information or benefits planning assistance call us toll free at:
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(866) 497-9443 (voice)
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(877) 846-0775 (TTY)
The Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment has implemented one of two Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) programs in Washington State funded by a Cooperative Agreement with the Social Security Administration. Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC) have received in-depth training from the Social Security Administration, but are not directly connected with it.
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