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 they may use to obtain the services and jobs they need from a new universe of organizations called Employment Networks (ENs).

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.

Every month a Ticket-holder is employed at a certain wage level, ENs receives revenue.

This program really helped change my life. With the income limits changed, I was able to keep my Disability benefits, including Medicare, and work to learn a new skill, bring more income into the family, and earn my own self respect and keep my identity as a person. For more information you need to check with the management company for the Ticket to Work, Maximus, phone 866-968-7842 and on the web http://www.yourtickettowork.com you can get all the particulars there to apply and start feeling like a productive person again. Especially now with all of the Work at Home positions available around the country, it is great time to participate in the program.

Once you have gotten all the particulars about your Ticket to Work in order, check out the immediate openings at http://www.jlodge.com/careers. J. Lodge Corporation is a company dedicated to the employment of folks on the Ticket to Work program, on Social Security Disability, and Social Security Supplemental Income (SSDI) in various positions that are tailored to the unique needs of these individuals. They have openings now! http://www.Jlodge.com/careers