Social Security Act - Public Law 74-2710
| Topic |
What
the Law States |
| General
Disability Provisions |
| Services Provided
and Provider of Services |
Provides income and health benefits to youth
with disabilities. |
| Eligibility Requirements
and Age of Youth Covered |
0-18 year of age, with some exceptions described
below.
Parents' income and assets are considered in order for a child to receive
benefits under Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
A child will be considered disabled if he or she has a physical or mental
condition (or a combination of conditions) that results in "marked
and severe functional limitations."
The condition must last or be expected to last at least 12 months or be
expected to result in the child's death.
The child must not be working at a job that is considered to be substantial
work.
Under Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), children receive benefits
if parent are receiving disability or retirement benefits. Under SSDI,
the disability of an individual under the age of 18 is not considered.
The child's benefits normally stop at age 18 unless he or she is a full-time
student in an elementary or high school (benefits can continue until age
19) or is disabled
Over the age of 18 in SSI, parental incomes and assets are no longer considered,
and income and assets of the child only are used in determining eligibility
for SSI (“Redetermination”).
An adult child who is disabled can qualify for SSDI benefits when his
or her parent begins collecting Social Security retirement benefits at
the age of 62.
Social Security Administration will evaluate the disability of an adult
child (age 18 or older) who is applying for Social Security benefits for
the first time, or who is being converted from a Social Security dependent
child's benefit, by using adult disability criteria. To qualify for disability,
an adult must have a physical or mental impairment, or combination of
impairments, that is expected to keep him or her from doing any "substantial"
work for at least a year or is expected to result in death. (Generally,
a job that pays $810 or more per month is considered substantial.)
Disabled students under age 22 may exclude $1,370 of their monthly earnings,
with an annual limit of $5,520 when counting their income for SSI purposes.
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| Title
IV, Section 403a - Public Law 104-193; rescission Public Law 108-40 |
| Services Provided
and Provider of Services |
Welfare-to-Work Services
State grants to provide community or work experiences, job creation,
on-the-job training, job retention or support services, vocational education
or job training for a maximum of 6 months, or contracted services for
job readiness, job placement or post employment services.
Funding to the states has been rescinded. |
| Eligibility Requirements
and Age of Youth Covered |
Welfare recipients who have received benefits
for at least 30 months or who are within 12 months of becoming ineligible
for benefits due to a durational limit. |
| Title V - Public
Law 101-239 |
| Services Provided
and Provider of Services |
Healthy and Ready to Work
Promotes a comprehensive system of family-centered, culturally competent,
community-based care for children with special health care needs who are
approaching adulthood and may need assistance in making the transition
from pediatric to adult health care and to post-secondary education and/or
employment
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| Eligibility Requirements
and Age of Youth Covered |
Mainly covers children up to 18 years but
some projects serve youth older then 18. |
| Title
XIX and XXI, as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - Public Law 105-33 |
| Services Provided
and Provider of Services |
State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP)
Gives each state the authorization to offer health insurance for children.
|
|
Eligibility Requirements
and Age of Youth Covered |
Children up to age 19 who are not already
insured.
Families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid may be able to qualify
for SCHIP. |
| Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Act of 1999 - Public Law 106-170 |
| Services Provided
and Provider of Services |
Training for Social Security Disability
Eligible Individuals
Establishes approved providers called Employment Networks (ENs).
ENs can fund vocational rehabilitation, employment, or support services
to help an individual go to work.
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|
Eligibility Requirements
and Age of Youth Covered |
An individual must be receiving Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and
must have a disability for which medical improvement is not expected or
possible; the individual must live in a state where Tickets are available.
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