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Helping Adults Who Are Homeless Gain Disability Benefits: The SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Program

Deborah Dennis, M.A., Margaret Lassiter, M.A., William H. Connelly, M.T.S., and Kristin S. Lupfer, M.S.W.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 62, Number 11
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.11.pss6211_1373
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Abstract

Objective:

Approval rates for first-time applications for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) among adults who are homeless can be as low as 10%. This study examined approval rates among applicants who were assisted by SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR), a federal initiative to increase access to disability benefits among people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who have mental illness or other co-occurring disorders.

Methods:

Data were collected in 37 states that had participated in SOAR for at least one year.

Results:

Of 8,978 applications assisted by SOAR, 6,558 (73%) were approved. The average number of days between application and decision was 91. SOAR was associated with increased access to housing and cost savings through increased Medicaid reimbursement.

Conclusions:

SOAR substantially increased access to SSI and SSDI entitlements for people with disabilities who experience or are at risk for homelessness. (Psychiatric Services 62:1373–1376, 2011)

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Table 1 Applications for SSI/SSDI by individuals assisted by SOAR in 37 states

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Volume 62 • Number 11 • November 2011
Pages: 1373 - 1376
PubMed: 22211220

History

Published in print: November 2011
Published online: 13 January 2015

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Margaret Lassiter, M.A.
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William H. Connelly, M.T.S.
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Kristin S. Lupfer, M.S.W.
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The authors are affiliated with Policy Research Associates, Inc., 345 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY 12054 (e-mail: [email protected]).

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