Only an individual who is age 18 or older and has not attained age 65 is eligible for a ticket.

Also, the individual must be either:

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  a title II disability beneficiary (i.e., a disabled worker, a disabled surviving spouse, a disabled surviving divorced spouse, or a childhood disability beneficiary); or

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  a title XVI recipient eligible for SSI benefits based on disability or blindness.

An individual must be receiving a Federal cash disability/blindness-based benefit from SSA to be eligible for a ticket. If no Federal cash disability/blindness-based benefits from SSA are payable (e.g., benefits are in suspense or deferred status; individual receives only a State supplementation), then the individual who meets all other criteria will not get a ticket until these Federal cash disability/blindness-based benefits resume.

An individual who has medically recovered while participating in a VR program and receives section 301 payments is not eligible for a ticket.

An individual receiving benefit continuation payments during an appeal of a medical cessation determination is not eligible for a ticket. However, the individual will get a ticket later, if disability continues based on a successful appeal and all other criteria are met.

An individual who is age 18 and receives SSI benefits based on the childhood standard (see DI 23570.006) is not eligible for a ticket. However, the individual will get a ticket later, if SSA finds the individual disabled based on the adult standard after conducting an age-18 disability redetermination and all other criteria are met.

An individual who receives provisional (temporary) cash benefits under the EXR provisions (see DI 13050.001) is not eligible for a ticket. However, the individual will get a ticket later, if entitlement to or eligibility for benefits is reinstated after SSA makes a favorable medical determination with regard to an EXR request and all other criteria are met.

An individual who receives presumptive disability/blindness payments (see DI 11055.230) is not eligible for a ticket. However, the individual will get a ticket later, if SSA makes a favorable determination of disability or blindness and all other criteria are met.

Tickets are issued under each beneficiary's/recipient's own SSN (see DI 55002.020B.1.a.). Thus, if the record of a disabled surviving spouse, disabled surviving divorced spouse, or a childhood beneficiary does not reflect the beneficiary's own account number (BOAN), the system will not select the title II record.