ERIC Number: ED501307
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 8
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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 12: Estimates of Supplemental Security Income Eligibility for Children in Out-of-Home Placements. Research Brief: Findings from the NSCAW Study
US Department of Health and Human Services
Children who have been placed in foster care have been found to be at a high risk of having a medical, social or behavioral disability. This brief, one in a series of briefs addressing access to services for children in the child welfare system, examines Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility among children living in out-of-home placements in the child welfare system, using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. The analysis indicates that a large number of children living in foster care may be eligible for SSI. The rates of SSI eligibility we estimate vary depending on children's age, race/ethnicity, gender and locality of placement. (Contains 4 tables and 11 notes.)
Descriptors: Placement, Income, Eligibility, Child Welfare, Foster Care, At Risk Persons, Welfare Services, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Place of Residence
US Department of Health and Human Services. 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Tel: 877-696-6775; Tel: 202-619-0257; Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.
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