President Clinton signed the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 on Dec. 17, 1999.

This new law:

• increases beneficiary choice in obtaining employment services, vocational rehabilitation services and other support services;
• removes barriers that requirepeople with disabilities to choose between health care coverage and work; and
• assures that more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits.

One major provision of the law establishes the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, or Ticket Program.The Ticket Program provides that eligible Social Security and Supplemental security Income (SSI) beneficiaries with disabilities will receive a Ticket they can use to obtain employment services, vocational rehabilitation services or other support services from an approved provider of their choice.

For More Information About the Ticket Program

Social Security has contracted with MAXIMUS, Inc., which will serve as the Program Manager for the Ticket Program. MAXIMUS is a private organization that will help Social Security manage the program. One of their main duties will be to provide information to beneficiaries and the general public about the Ticket Program.

MAXIMUS has toll-free telephone numbers for the Ticket Program. These numbers are:

1-866-968-7842 (1-866-YOURTICKET)
TTY (1-866-833-2967) (1-866-TDD 2 WORK)

Please note that these toll-free numbers begin with 866

MAXIMUS has trained staff at these phone numbers that can answer all questions related to the Ticket Program.