社会保障署介绍残障人士就业支持计划：18至64岁受益人可免费参加「就业票」计划，试工有保障
美国社会保障署（SSA）10月28日通过其官方博客介绍「就业票」（Ticket to Work）计划：领取社会保障残障福利、年龄在18至64岁之间并希望工作的人士，可以免费、自愿参加这一计划，在服务机构的帮助下获得就业所需的服务与支持，迈向经济独立。
根据 SSA 的介绍，参与者可以选定一家获批的服务机构报名参加，包括就业网络（Employment Network）或州职业康复机构，无需任何纸质票券。这些机构提供的服务包括免费职业康复、培训、职业咨询、求职安置与持续性的在职支持，帮助参与者找到并保住工作。
SSA 表示，社会保障与补充保障收入（SSI）各有专门的工作激励规则：受益人可以一边工作，一边在一段时间内继续领取每月福利；联邦医疗保险（Medicare）或医疗补助（Medicaid）在开始工作后也可延续；若因健康状况无法继续工作，福利可以恢复，并可能无须重新提交申请。此外，受益人参加「就业票」计划并按社会保障署的标准朝着工作目标取得进展期间，不会接受医疗方面的持续残障复查。
SSA 提醒，领取残障福利或 SSI 的人士开始或停止工作时，应立即通知该署；其他可能影响福利的变化也应及时报告。
Social Security Highlights Ticket to Work: Free Program Helps Disability Beneficiaries Ages 18 to 64 Try Working With Protections
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) highlighted its Ticket to Work program in an official blog post on October 28: people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work can take part in the free and voluntary program, receiving the services and supports they need to find and maintain employment as they move toward financial independence.
According to SSA, participants sign up with an approved service provider of their choice, such as an Employment Network or a state vocational rehabilitation agency, and no paper ticket is needed. Services include free vocational rehabilitation, training, career counseling, job placement, and ongoing support services to help participants achieve a work goal.
SSA says special work incentive rules make it possible for people receiving Social Security disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments for a time, and Medicare or Medicaid coverage can continue while they work. If a participant cannot continue working because of a medical condition, benefits can start again and the person may not have to file a new application. While participating in the Ticket program and making progress toward work goals under Social Security's standards, beneficiaries are protected from medical continuing disability reviews.
SSA reminds people receiving disability benefits or SSI payments to report right away when they start or stop working, and to report any other change that could affect their benefits.
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