Helpful Social Security Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness
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November is National Homelessness Awareness Month. Social Security provides helpful resources to serve the unique needs of people experiencing homelessness.
We are proud to be one of 19 federal agencies that partner with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). We are committed to its admirable mission to prevent and end homelessness in America.
People with health conditions, including severe mental health issues, are more likely to experience homelessness. They can die nearly 30 years earlier than healthier Americans, according to Interagency Council data.
If you are experiencing homelessness or are at risk
Visit our People Experiencing Homelessness & Their Service Providers webpage to find links to housing assistance programs and national organizations that can help with the disability application. You’ll also find specific information for veterans, youth aging out of foster care, people who are exiting criminal justice settings, and those who are temporarily institutionalized.
If you are homeless and have a disability, you have the same rights and privileges when you apply for disability as someone who is not homeless. Learn how to apply at the links below:
Please tell us when you apply if you are experiencing homelessness, so we can better assist you with your application.
If you help people experiencing homelessness
Service providers and other advocates who assist people experiencing homelessness with accessing the SSDI and SSI programs may want to check out the:
- SSI Spotlight on Homelessness.
- People Experiencing Homelessness & Their Service Providers webpage for:
- Ways you can help in the application process and after an application is approved.
- Research about SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR), a federally funded program for eligible adults with a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and a co-occurring substance use disorder. (You can learn more about the SOAR program in a guest blog and a post from one of its founders.)
- USICH’s document outlining key strategies for connecting people experiencing homelessness to our disability programs.
- Information for People Helping Others webpage to learn about benefits, the application and appeals processes, online services, overpayments, and much more. Watch our 4-part video series for instructions on completing a third-party application.
- Information for Groups and Organizations webpage with outreach materials for people facing barriers and additional materials to increase awareness of our programs and online services among specific groups.
We encourage you to keep informed by visiting our Communications Corner, Advocates page and Update newsletter, and following us on social media.
During National Homelessness Awareness Month, please tell others about our commitment to people experiencing homelessness and our many useful resources.
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Marcus A.
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Marcus B.
Supplemental funds…
Patricia N.
I also have had issues with SS.I am on SSDI for over 2 years now and have been able to obtain snap.I am on Medicare and have been approved for 2022-2023 and new approval done for 2023-2024 for my Medicare part B to be paid by state.I have been trying for a year and half calling every couple months talking to SS,and keep getting told they will look into it.Well it’s been over a year and half and still nothing happening.Everytime I call To question why.I get cut short,put off,they understand etc.Well do they understand I am living in poverty with them still taking over 200 and some odd dollars out of my SSDI,between part B and taxes.I will be homeless soon myself,because i have a roomate who is moving out soon and I have no extra money.I have a car for over a year that needs work,I have a dog who needed vet care couple months ago,gmhad to borrow the 200 dollars for her care.And can’t afford her grooming anymore .Can’t afford to move out of this mold ridden,unhealthy place I live in,cause Landlord gets away with everything. I was put in this position because of SSDI,taking forever to approve me,but in meantime they stopped my SS and I had no money coming in for almost 8 months .Fell behind on everything. Roomate threatened to walk then because I couldn’t pay my part if rent and buy food ir anything. SO nit trying to be disrespectful or anything.But I get all these texts and emails from SS about how there making all these different topics better,faster,respectful.I am sorry to say,I have yet to see this,or feel like I matter.This is just very unfair.I never asked to be in this situation.And I fear I will be out on street too.
Thank you for reading
Mario S.
Soy una persona de 75 años y vivo en un Shelter por más de 10 años y vivir en estos lugares donde hay tantos problemas de drogas compra ventas y uso de drogas y no veo seguras para mí en estos lugares ya he Sido robado en dos ocasiones mi correo electrónico es solanomario1949@gmail.com solo pido una ayuda para salirme de aquí
T.Y.
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Ihab A.
I suffer from epilepsy in Germany and was imprisoned in NaI prisons there are many cases of epilepsy here have been sick for five years have a social security number in Jordan
Melissa
Please help me find housing I am disabled special needs and medically needed an at home community based services and need help with housing assistance please and thank you and affected by hurricane Milton
Dana W.
If only our government agencies did help, it’s the government employees who supposed to be helping the people that are not helping the people!
They’re rude, disrespectful and don’t help and are very discouraging to the people in need. They caused me and many others who qualified to become homeless, so how can you sit here and preach about helping the people in need and are homeless!?