The Employment and Training Branch administers the Supplemental Security Income Advocacy (SSIA) program with filing SSI/SSDI claims only. To be considered eligible for the program you must be:
- An adult (18 or older)
- A resident of Marin
- Receiving General Relief or CalWORKs
- Have a significant mental and/or physical disability(s) preventing ability to work for 12 months or more due to the impairment, or the impairment is expected to end in death.
Services include:
- Pre-screening to determine if an individual meets the financial, medical and severity criteria for SSI / SSDI, in addition to other factors:
- If so, they may meet the criteria for SSI Advocacy to assist with SSI/SSDI claims
- If not, we can provide guidance on next steps
- Assisting with standard filing of SSI/SSDI claims. We do not file Retirement claims
- Gathering necessary documentation from various medical sources to support SSI/SSDI claims
- Help filing Reconsideration if 1st claim is denied
- If Reconsideration is denied, we can link clients to Disability attorneys or other outside agencies for additional SSI/SSDI Appeal stages.
