Table of Contents

1. Historical Development
   
2. Survivors Benefits
   
3. Cash Disability Benefits and Related Disability Protection
   
4. Supplemental Security Income
   
5. Disability Benefits Under Social Security

Part I - Program Description

Part II - Evidentiary Requirements

Part III - Listing of Impairments

Title II and XVI: Basic Disability Evaluation Guides

What You Need For Your Disability Interview

What You Should Know When You Apply for SSI Disability Benefits for Your Child Advocates, Attorneys & Third Party Representatives

6. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)

Historical Background and Need for Reform

Title I: Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Title II: Supplemental Security Income

Title IV: Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Noncitizens

7. Medicaid: A Brief Summary

Overview of Medicaid

Transfers of Assets

Spousal Impoverishment

Immigrant Eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP

8. Major Federal Food Programs

Food Stamp Program

Women, Infants, and Children

School Breakfast Program

Special Milk Program

National School Lunch Program

Summer Food Program

Homeless