Welcome to WIPA!
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
The WIPA Program
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In October 2006, the Social Security Administration (SSA) replaced
the Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach Program with the Work
Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program. The Program was
renamed because of an increased emphasis on work incentives, return
to work supports and jobs for beneficiaries.
- SSA, as authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, awarded 99 cooperative agreements to a variety of community organizations to serve as WIPA projects. These WIPA projects provide all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) access to benefits planning and assistance services. A new request for applications has been released for WIPA services in those areas not yet covered. SSA has a contract with Imagine, Inc. to provide WIPA services in those areas until cooperative agreements can be authorized.
Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC)
CWICs will explain Social Security
work incentives and help you to apply work incentives while developing a
plan to return to work.
Contact Albert Pulido or Bruce Orey at (210) 281-1878 or (800) 474-0295
for more information. Also, download the PDF located in the Publication
List called "WIPA" for a brochure.
Visit the Social Security website for further information at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/ServiceProviders/wipafactsheet.html
