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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Deeming Eligibility Chart for Children." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21780.
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Appendix A

Deeming Eligibility Chart for Children

TABLE A-1 2015 SSA Deeming Eligibility Chart for Children

Gross monthly income BELOW the dollar amounts shown means a disabled child may be eligible for SSI benefits. Amounts given are general guidelines only.
         
Number of Ineligible Children in Household All Income Is Earned All Income Is Unearned
One Parent in Household Two Parents in Household One Parent in Household Two Parents in Household
0 $3,057 $3,791 $1,506 $1,873
1 $3,424 $4,158 $1,873 $2,240
2 $3,791 $4,525 $2,240 $2,607
3 $4,158 $4,892 $2,607 $2,974
4 $4,425 $5,259 $2,974 $3,341
5 $4,892 $5,626 $3,341 $3,708
6 $5,259 $5,993 $3,708 $4,075

SOURCE: SSA, 2015.

REFERENCE

SSA (Social Security Administration). 2015. Understanding Supplemental Security Income SSI for children—2015 edition. www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/text-child-ussi.htm (accessed July 19, 2015).

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Deeming Eligibility Chart for Children." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21780.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Deeming Eligibility Chart for Children." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21780.
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Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2010. Nevertheless, less than 1% of children in the United States are recipients of SSI disability benefits for a mental disorder.

At the request of the Social Security Administration, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children compares national trends in the number of children with mental disorders with the trends in the number of children receiving benefits from the SSI program, and describes the possible factors that may contribute to any differences between the two groups. This report provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. The report focuses on 6 mental disorders, chosen due to their prevalence and the severity of disability attributed to those disorders within the SSI disability program: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and mood disorders. While this report is not a comprehensive discussion of these disorders, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children provides the best currently available information regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and expectations for the disorder time course - both the natural course and under treatment.

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