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The relationship between timely delivery of vocational rehabilitation services and subsequent federal disability benefit application and receipt

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Federal/state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies offer services to individuals with disabilities that may help them remain in the labor force and avoid entering Social Security Administration (SSA) disability programs. We assess how the availability of VR services within an agency at the time an individual applies to receive VR services is related to subsequent application and receipt of SSA disability benefits. We find that individuals have a higher likelihood of subsequently applying for and receiving disability benefits when they apply in months that the VR agency serves a lower percentage of applicants or has a longer average wait for services. JEL codes H55, H75, J29

Source: IZA Journal of Labor Policy

DOI: 10.1186/2193-9004-3-15

Authors: Jody Schimmel Hyde, Todd Honeycutt, David Stapleton

Institution: Mathematica Policy Research

Language: English

Topic: Disability Education and Employment

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,105