Policy Brief on SSI: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of SSI

This policy brief by the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health investigates the changes that result when low-income youth and young adults with disabilities lose their childhood eligibility status under Supplemental Security Income (SSI) following the age 18 redetermination process. The authors present findings on age 18 redeterminations, structural problems with SSI, and other challenges raised during key informant interviews. They also offer recommendations for program and policy reform; streamlined application and transition support; outreach, education, and interagency collaboration; and other strategies to decrease disruptions and disparities in access to public program services for transition-aged populations. This policy brief is part of a larger national study on aging out of public programs. 

See more resources from this project:

A National Report: Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs – Barriers, Inequities, and Recommendations

A Five-State Case Study: Black Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs

Policy Briefs: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of:

• • Medicaid & CHIP
  • Title V