you are 100% correct kracker-jacks..social security states that the ticket to work program is there to help people who are on ssdi to return to work.however,this can work against a person in many ways and i know several people off-hand hand who lost their benefits and who regreted ever doing the ticket to work program.one must keep in mind that in order to qualify for ssdi benefits a person condition must be severe enough to keep them from working any job.testing one's ability to work for lets say a month or 2 then they stop because their health won't let them continue working isn't the issue here.it's when a person who is collecting ssdi works for maybe several month's out and beyond that social security will see this as a person not being that severly disabled to the point that it keeps them from working they will stop benefits.even if a person works lets say part-time and below the SGA guidlines social security will use any work you do against you.so the bottom line here is that i would recommend to anyone considering doing the "ticket to work program" to think twice about it or risk loosing your benefits..when you loose your benefits because of work and you appeal the decision and go before the judge,the judge has no sympothy for people who can work since there are so many people who are trying to get on ssdi and can't do any work of any kind because of their health problems.this happened to me..