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Benefits planning and counseling
The need for accurate information about the impact that employment may have on an individual's Social Security disability and other federal benefits is crucial. In recent years, there has been an expansion in the development of tools, services, and supports available to assist individuals in making informed choices about employment.
Tips and Resources for One-Stop Staff to Assist Customers in Managing Social Security Disability Benefits
Comprehensive information on Social Security disability benefits
Using Social Security Work Incentives to Pay for Transportation
A summary of ways that individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits can utilize Social Security Work Incentives to pay for transportation
Making It Easier to Go to Work: What the Changes at Social Security Mean to You
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has developed a number of incentives or supports to assist people with disabilities to enter the workforce. The intent is to diminish the consequences and fears about returning to work. Recently, there have been a
Benefits Counseling for People with Disabilities (Anchorage, AK)
This promising practice describes how Alaska�s Division of Public Assistance cooperated with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to create a fund used to provide benefits counseling to people with disabilities, aged 18-64, who received public assi
One-Stop Centers and Social Security Disability Benefits
Comprehensive information on Social Security disability benefits
Social Security Resources
Listing of organizations that provide information, resources, and services concering social security
One-Stop Career Centers and the New Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program
This edition of OneStops.info provides an overview of the major provisions in the final regulations implementing the Ticket to Work program, and describes the policy tradeoffs and other factors a One-Stop Career Center may want to consider before determin
Understanding the SSI Work Incentives
Information on the most commonly used Social Security Administration programs to help people who receive SSI on retain benefits that can support and assure long-term employment.
The Basics of Social Security Disability Benefits, and What One-Stops Should Know
Comprehensive information on Social Security disability benefits
Dealing with Social Security
Tips for One-Stop customers and staff to build a good working relationship with Social Security.
Fact Sheet - Ticket to Work Program
A Social Security Administration overview of the Ticket program
Methods for Preserving Benefits
An overview of Social Security Work Incentives that can reduce the impact of employment on disability benefits.
Working While Disabled: A Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-Support (SSA Publication No. 05-110-17, February 2004)
Electronic information sheet from the Social Security Administration.
