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Benefit Offset—Ancillary Research We are conducting ancillary research that uses the Benefit Offset National Demonstration data and data from other sources to provide policymakers with additional information on the potential effects of a change in the SSDI program rules that would allow beneficiaries to work and keep a portion of their benefits. The ancillary research falls within two themes. The first is research that will allow us to produce better estimates on the potential for induced entry into the SSDI program resulting from a change in the SSDI program rules. The second is research that will allow us to produce better estimates on the effect of changes in the structure of a benefit offset on costs and benefits of a new SSDI benefit offset policy. A paper that describes the strengths and limitations of various research designs to estimate induced entry is available here. A report that develops specific research designs to estimate induced entry is available here. Occupational Information System Project We need information about work that exists throughout the nation to determine whether claimants’ impairments prevent them from doing not only their past work, but any other work in the U.S. economy. We currently use the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) and its companion volume, the Selected Characteristics of Occupations, as our primary sources of information about jobs and job requirements. However, the Department of Labor last updated the DOT in 1991 and has no plans to conduct further updates. As a result, we are developing an occupational information system tailored specifically for our disability programs. For more information about the project, please visit here. Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) We provided funds to help support OECD’s five-year study on Pathways to Transitions for People with Disability into Tertiary Education and Work. The purpose of the Pathways project was to learn more about other developed countries’ special education programs and supports in order to identify best practices that facilitate successful outcomes for students with disabilities in transition from secondary education to tertiary education and work. The five-year OECD Pathways project included the preparation and analysis of participating country reports, a three-year longitudinal study, and case studies. In addition to the USA, the OECD countries that participated in one or more phases of the Pathways project included: Norway, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Portugal, France, Estonia, and the Republic of Korea. Information gained from this study will assist in preventing children with disabilities who are not currently on our rolls from eventually becoming beneficiaries once they reach adulthood, providing necessary supports and identifying best practices to help transition youths with disabilities. For more information on OECD's Youth Transition study, see OECD website at: Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) We are working with the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services to improve outcomes for children who receive SSI by facilitating positive changes in: health status; physical and emotional development; completion of education and training; and, eventually, employment opportunities. As currently proposed, the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services will award competitive grants to a few states. We will then provide incentive payments to these states based on SSI savings from any interventions that successfully improve child and family outcomes and result in reducing the dependency of SSI children and their families on SSI benefits. We expect the interventions for this project to begin in 2014. We convened a technical advisory panel in December 2011 to help prioritize the evaluation needs of this project. The PROMISE TAP Report summarizes the panel’s recommendations and assesses the issues relevant to the evaluation of PROMISE. The panel member’s written comments are available in the PROMISE TAP Report Appendices.Quick Disability Determinations (QDD) Predictive Model and the Fast-Track Processes The Predictive Model (PM) is a computer-based screening tool used to identify potential electronic cases for the Quick Disability Determination (QDD) process. The QDD process was implemented in the six States in the Boston Region (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, & Vermont) effective August 2006. The QDD process was implemented nationally between October 2007 and February 2008. View the final rule in the Federal Register. For additional information on the QDD Predictive Model, see the QDD Predictive Model homepage . For additional information on the Fast-Track Processes, see the Fast-Track Processes homepage . For the Fast-Track Processes public use files, see the Public Use Files homepage . Work Incentives Simplification Pilot
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