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.
Every month a Ticket-holder is employed at
a certain wage level, ENs receive revenue.
What is an EN?
Any agency or instrumentality of a state
(or political subdivision), or a private entity that takes responsibility for the actual delivery of services or the coordination/referral
of services is eligible to apply to be an Employment Network (EN).
Employment Networks can be a single entity,
a partnership or alliance of entities (public and/or private), or a consortium of organizations collaborating to combine resources
to serve Ticket-holders.
Below you will find a sample of a ticket that was taken from SSA web site: