Supplemental Security Income: SSA Needs a Uniform Standard for Assessing Childhood Disability
T-HEHS-98-206
Published: Jul 07, 1998. Publicly Released: Jul 07, 1998.
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GAO discussed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) implementation of the new eligibility criteria for childhood disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
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Children with disabilitiesDisability benefitsEligibility criteriaIncome maintenance programsMental illnessesSocial security benefitsSupplemental security incomeChildrenWelfare reformLegislative mandates