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The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program significantly expands financial protection for working-age individuals facing severe disability. SSI increases overall coverage, enhances cash benefits, and improves access to health insurance, forming a crucial part of the disability safety net.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • The U.S. working-age population has substantial Disability Insurance (DI) coverage, yet the role of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in mitigating financial risks of severe disability remains understudied.
  • Understanding SSI's contribution is crucial for accurate assessments of disability and health insurance coverage, and the overall well-being of disabled working-age individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the extent to which the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program protects the working-age population against the financial consequences of severe disability.
  • To investigate how SSI interacts with the Disability Insurance (DI) program and other social safety net programs to enhance financial and health insurance coverage for disabled individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the U.S. working-age population's coverage by DI and SSI, considering potential eligibility changes due to disability-related income loss.
  • Examination of how SSI supplements DI benefits, including during the DI waiting period and for beneficiaries with lower DI payments.
  • Assessment of the role of SSI in providing access to health insurance, particularly Medicaid, and its interaction with other social assistance programs like TANF and Food Stamps.

Main Results:

  • Over one-third (36%) of the working-age population is covered by SSI in case of severe disability, significantly increasing overall protection.
  • Combined DI and SSI coverage extends to approximately 90% of the working-age population.
  • SSI enhances cash benefits by providing payments during the DI waiting period and supplementing lower DI benefits, and crucially, offers access to Medicaid, improving health insurance coverage.

Conclusions:

  • The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program plays a substantial and often overlooked role in protecting the working-age population from the financial hardships of disability.
  • SSI's contributions include expanding coverage beyond DI, augmenting cash benefits, and improving health insurance access through Medicaid, thereby strengthening the social safety net.
  • Policy and economic research on disability must incorporate SSI's multifaceted role to avoid inaccurate conclusions about financial security and well-being among disabled individuals.