The authors are with the Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Nov 1;68(11):1189-1192. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600568. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
The SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) program has been shown to increase access to Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits among homeless adults. However, little empirical data exist on how or for whom SOAR achieves successful application outcomes. This study investigated applicant and application characteristics associated with disability application outcomes among homeless adults.
Secondary data on 6,361 SOAR-assisted applications were obtained. Multilevel models investigated between-applicant differences in application processing time and decision as a function of applicant and application characteristics.
Older age and living in an institution were associated with greater odds of application approval. Female gender and receipt of public assistance were associated with longer processing time and lower odds of approval. Except for quality review, SOAR critical components were associated with greater odds of approval.
Women and adults receiving public assistance appear disadvantaged in the SOAR application process. SOAR critical components promote successful disability application outcomes.
SSI/SSDI 外展、接入和恢复（SOAR）计划已被证明可以增加无家可归成年人获得补充保障收入和社会保障残疾保险福利的机会。然而，关于 SOAR 如何以及为哪些人实现成功申请结果的实证数据很少。本研究调查了与无家可归成年人残疾申请结果相关的申请人和申请特征。
获得了 6361 份 SOAR 协助申请的二级数据。多水平模型调查了申请人和申请特征对申请处理时间和决策的个体间差异。
年龄较大和居住在机构中与更高的申请批准几率相关。女性性别和接受公共援助与更长的处理时间和更低的批准几率相关。除质量审查外，SOAR 关键组成部分与更高的批准几率相关。
女性和接受公共援助的成年人在 SOAR 申请过程中似乎处于不利地位。SOAR 关键组成部分促进了残疾申请的成功结果。
