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How Did the Expansion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Affect Youth Receiving SSI?

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  • Isabel Musse
  • Todd Honeycutt
  • Jeffrey Hemmeter

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This study examines how transition-aged youth with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may have been affected by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and access to pre-employment transition services (pre-ETS). Using data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration for 2010 to 2021, we show that after WIOA’s passage, more youth applied to vocational rehabilitation agencies, signed individualized plans for employment, and had higher annual earnings. In states where students had more access to pre-ETS, youth receiving SSI had higher rates for each of the three outcomes (signed individualized plans for employment, had any earnings, and use of Section 301) than in states where students had less access. The passage of WIOA and access to pre-ETS likely contributed to a higher involvement with VR and may be associated with better employment outcomes.

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  • Isabel Musse & Todd Honeycutt & Jeffrey Hemmeter, 2024. "How Did the Expansion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Affect Youth Receiving SSI?," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College wp2024-05, Center for Retirement Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:crr:crrwps:wp2024-05
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