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Teens with down syndrome looking at the each other while making dishes from clay

The Impact of Losing Childhood Supplemental Security Income Benefits on Long-Term Education and Health Outcomes

Working Paper by and

October 16, 2023

Many youth with disabilities rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as an important source of income for their families, but they must go through a redetermination process at age 18 if they are to continue receiving those benefits into adulthood.  Our project uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add…