Webinar

WIP CEU Webinar Series: Age 18 Redetermination: A Rite of Passage (Like Registering for the Draft)

$20

February 24 2025 1-3pm ET

Reaching adulthood entails a number of milestones, some more pleasant than others.  This webinar addresses one of the less pleasant ones.  Children who receive SSI must undergo a process after they turn 18 in order to determine whether they are eligible to continue SSI as adults.  The age 18 redetermination evaluates whether a SSI beneficiary meets SSA’s adult disability criteria, which are often more stringent than the criteria for children.  Nearly half of youths who undergo age 18 redeterminations lose SSI as a result.

 

Work Incentive Practitioners can help youths and their families navigate age 18 redeterminations to maximize their chances of continuing SSI…and help them plan alternatives if SSI stops.  This webinar details the age 18 redetermination process – how it works, the forms that are completed, what happens if the youth is working, when the determination can be shortened or even skipped, and how to deal with unfavorable determinations through appeals and Section 301 (which temporarily continues benefits for some beneficiaries who participate in special education, VR or similar services).  The session also provides tips for preparing families for age 18 redeterminations and helping them make contingency plans if SSI benefits are terminated.