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Employment Network Outcome/Milestone Payment Amounts - TWWIIA

Under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA) the Employment Networks (EN) that offer services to Ticket holders may choose one of two payment systems. (See Ticket Payment Systems and Employment Networks for information about the networks and the payment systems.)

The monthly payment rates are recalculated annually.

Information is presented below for two time periods, as the Ticket to Work Regulation Changes of 2008 significantly changed the payment systems. Select the time period of interest:

· Payment Amounts after Regulation Changes effective June 21, 2008

· Payment Amounts before Regulation Changes effective June 21, 2008

Transition to the New EN Payment System: The payment rate in effect at the time the Milestone or Outcome is attained is the rate that will be paid for that particular payment month.

NOTE: After proposing changes for several years, in May 2008 SSA published new regulations for the Ticket program, which became effective on July 21, 2008. To see the new Ticket to Work regulations, go to:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10879.htm

You can also read a summary of the 2008 regulation changes in the Ticket to Work Regulation Changes - 2008 topic.

Monthly Payment Rates For Employment Network Payment Systems Beginning June 21, 2008

Payment Calculation Base (PCB)

Calendar Year	SSDI PCB	SSI PCB
2008	$981.17	$563.53

NOTE: The Payment Calculation Base (PCB) is the national average disability benefit payable under each of the Social Security Administration's two disability programs (SSI and SSDI) based on Social Security formulas.

Payment Rates Under the Outcome Payment System

Payment Type	Beneficiary Earnings Required After Ticket Assignment	% of PCB	SSI Ticket Holder	SSDI Ticket Holder
Outcome	Earnings sufficient for "zero cash benefit" status	67% of respective PCB	Up to 60 payments of $377/month	Up to 36 payments of $657/month
Total of Outcome Payments Available			$22,620	$23,652

Payment Rates Under the Milestone-Outcome Payment System

Payment	Beneficiary Earnings Required After Ticket Assignment	% of PCB	SSI Ticket Holder	SSDI Ticket Holder
Phase 1
Milestone 1	$335 for 2 weeks work (50% of Trial Work Period level, $670/month)	120% of SSDI PCB for both SSI and SSDI	$1,177	$1,177
Milestone 2	$670/month x 3 months (cumulative)		$1,177	$1,177
Milestone 3	$670/month x 6 months (cumulative)		$1,177	$1,177
Milestone 4	$670/month x 9 months (cumulative)		$1,177	$1,177
Total for Phase 1			$4,708	$4,708
Phase 2
Milestones	Gross Earnings over $940 or $1,570 per month (SGA or blind SGA)	36% of respective PCB	Up to 18 payments of $203/month	Up to 11 payments of $353/month
Total for Phase 2			$3,654	$3,883
Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 Payments			$8,362	$8,591
Outcome (Milestone payments missed before going to "zero cash benefit" will be given to an EN in a reconciliation payment after 12 Outcome payments have been made.)
Outcome Payments	Earnings sufficient for "zero cash benefit" status	36% of respective PCB	Up to 60 payments of $203/month	Up to 36 payments of $353/month
Total of Outcome Payments Available			$12,180	$12,708
Total of Milestone + Outcome Payments			$20,542	$21,299

Monthly Payment Rates For Employment Network Payment Systems Beginning With Calendar Year 2002 and Ending June 2008

Below are the payment calculation bases and monthly payment rates for SSA's employment network payment systems beginning with calendar year 2002.

Under the Ticket to Work Program there are two employment network payment systems. They are the outcome payment system, which provides for up to 60 outcome payment months, and the outcome-milestone payment system, which provides for up to 4 milestone payments and 60 reduced outcome payment months. (See TWWIIA Milestones for an explanation of the Milestone definitions.)

SSA uses the national average disability benefit it pays under the SSDI and SSI disability programs in one year to compute the monthly payment rates for outcomes and milestones a beneficiary may attain in the following calendar year. The national average disability benefit is called the payment calculation base.

Payment Calculation Bases (PCBs)
Beginning With Calendar Year 2002

Calendar Year	SSDI PCB	SSI PCB
2002	$791.68	$476.80
2003	$819.19	$491.05
2004	$840.61	$498.34
2005	$868.20	$510.23
2006	$900.69	$523.95
2007	$946.02	$545.85
2008	$981.17	$563.53

Payment Rates Under the Outcome Payment System
Beginning With Calendar Year 2002

Calendar Year Outcome Payment Month Attained	Outcome Payment Rate SSDI or Concurrent (SSDI/SSI) Ticket Beneficiary	Outcome Payment Rate SSI Only Ticket Beneficiary
2002	$317	$191
2003	$328	$196
2004	$336	$199
2005	$347	$204
2006	$360	$210
2007	$378	$218
2008	$392	$225

Payment Rates Under the Outcome-Milestone
Payment System Beginning With Calendar Year 2002

I. Milestone Payment Rates

Calendar Year Milestone Attained	Milestone Payment Rate SSDI or Concurrent (SSDI/SSI) Ticket Beneficiary				Milestone Payment Rate SSI Only Ticket Beneficiary
	------- Milestone # -------				------ Milestone # ------
	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
2002	$269	$538	$1077	$1346	$162	$324	$648	$811
2003	$279	$557	$1114	$1393	$167	$334	$668	$835
2004	$286	$572	$1143	$1429	$169	$339	$678	$847
2005	$295	$590	$1181	$1476	$173	$347	$694	$867
2006	$306	$612	$1225	$1531	$178	$356	$713	$891
2007	$322	$643	$1287	$1608	$186	$371	$742	$928
2008	$334	$667	$1334	$1668	$192	$383	$766	$958

II. Outcome Payment Rates

Calendar Year Outcome Payment Month Attained	Outcome Payment Rate SSDI or Concurrent (SSDI/SSI) Ticket Beneficiary	Outcome Payment Rate SSI Only Ticket Beneficiary
2002	$269	$162
2003	$279	$167
2004	$286	$169
2005	$295	$173
2006	$306	$178
2007	$322	$186
2008	$344	$192

Note: Under the outcome-milestone payment system, SSA will reduce each outcome payment that a State VR agency receives for a ticket by an amount equal to 1/60th of any milestone payments that the State VR agency received for that same ticket.

Source

http://www.yourtickettowork.com/selftraining/Module-7-Outcome_and_Outcome-Milestone_Payment_Methods2-08.pdf

http://www.yourtickettowork.com/selftraining/ENPayments_at_a_Glance062408.pdf

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