The passage of the welfare reform law included curtailing cash assistance for children who are characterized as disabled. Under the new guidelines, a child's impairment or combination of impairments is disabling if it causes marked and severe functional limitations. As many as 135,000 children will...
Cites the findings of a study showing little progress for substance abusers receiving supplemental security income (SSI) benefits. Legislation limiting SSI benefit for drug addicts and alcoholics; Inclusion of priority-status provision in law introduced by Senator William Cohen; Estimated number of drug...
Under federal law, parents of minor children diagnosed with major mental illness have the option of applying for social security income (SSI) to assist with the child's support. According to federal guidelines, the child must meet criteria for "disability" and "medically determinable impairment"...