Changes to the Ticket to Work Regulations in 2008 Attracted Providers and Participants, But Impacts on Work and Benefits are Unclear

Social Security Bulletin. 75(4): 15-33, 2015

19 Pages Posted: 6 Nov 2015 Last revised: 23 Mar 2017

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Jody Schimmel

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

David C. Stapleton

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Date Written: November 2, 2015

Abstract

In this article, the authors use administrative data from the Social Security Administration to explore employment service provider and beneficiary participation in the Ticket to Work program over time and to assess the extent to which participants had earnings sufficient to have their cash benefits suspended or terminated for work. The authors focus on the effects of 2008 regulatory changes to the program on participation and participant earnings.

Keywords: Social Security, disability, disability insurance, employment, benefits, return-to-work, Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Ticket to Work

JEL Classification: H53, H55, I38, J38

Suggested Citation

Schimmel, Jody and Stapleton, David C., Changes to the Ticket to Work Regulations in 2008 Attracted Providers and Participants, But Impacts on Work and Benefits are Unclear (November 2, 2015). Social Security Bulletin. 75(4): 15-33, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2686169

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