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Ticket to
Work

Ticket to Work (TTW) is a free benefit of the SSDI program, but can be complex and confusing. Fortunately, you don’t have to navigate it on your own. If you’re receiving SSDI and want to try working again, we’re ready to help, at no cost to you.

With Ticket to Work, we assist you by:

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Keeping your SSDI benefits safe as you work

You'll have our support and SSDI benefits protection through the Ticket to Work Program for up to 7 years.

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Communicating with the SSA for you

We'll check in with you and send your wage reports to the SSA.

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Managing all TTW paperwork

We’ll fill out your individualized work plan of goals, work history and types of jobs and all you have to do is sign.

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Providing job coaching & support

We can provide resume building tips, links to job websites and more.

Our services cost you NOTHING

Federal funds pay our fees, because we’re approved by the SSA to assist you with Ticket to Work by:

  •      Translating complicated language
  •      Setting up your SSDI financial backstop
  •      Sending in all Ticket to Work forms
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4 Facts About Ticket to Work

Ticket to Work is a program from the Social Security Administration that protects your benefits while you try working again. When you’re receiving SSDI, you’re automatically eligible for Ticket to Work. To take full advantage of the program, you have to use an Employment Network like us.

It’s included

When you’re on SSDI, you’re automatically eligible for Ticket to Work.

It’s valuable

Ticket to Work protects SSDI benefits while you try working again.

It’s complex

To take full advantage of Ticket to Work, you have to use an Employment Network.

It’s selective

We’re a Social Security-approved Employment Network for Ticket to Work.
Ticket to Work in 7 Steps
Here's what happens when you go back to work with Allsup Employment Services and Ticket to Work.
1
Get yourself approved for SSDI
If you’re not on SSDI, get help with your application or appeals from the experts at Allsup. Take our free assessment to get started.
2
Tell us about your situation
You’ll talk with one of our experts by phone about your current situation and plans for the future. They’ll ask about your condition, how soon you’d like to work, what you’d like to do, and more.
3
Create your Individual Work Plan
This is an official form and your roadmap for going back to work. It includes history, job type, goals, and your choice for Employment Network. We fill everything out and review it with you.
4
Assign your Ticket to Work
Once you sign your Individual Work Plan, we use the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work portal to assign your ticket. This step is what makes you working with us official.
5
Explore your work options
If you’d like help searching for a job, we’ll support you with coaching and get you started with resume building tips, links to job search websites and more. As you search, you’ll keep a log.
6
Stay on track with check-ins
While you’re unemployed, we’ll check in monthly to see if you need anything. Once you’re employed, we’ll check in with you every 3 months and send wage reports to the SSA for you.
7
Focus on work and keep benefits
You’ll have our support and SSDI benefits protection through the Ticket to Work program for up to 7 years. If you have a medical setback, just call. If things are going well, enjoy your success.

Ready to talk more about SSDI and work?

Call now or request a call from us. We’ll give you all the details about Ticket to Work, advantages we offer as an Employment Network, where you’ll start, and more.