Department of Human Services
Self-Sufficiency Programs - Chapter 461
Division 135
SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
461-135-0920
Refugees Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
(1) REF applicants who are age 65 or older or who are blind or have a disability (see OAR 461-001-0000) are referred to Social Security to apply for SSI. REF applicants who are found eligible for the REF program receive REF program benefits until SSI benefits begin or until passage of the twelve-month time limit for the REF program, whichever occurs first.
(2) Refugees eligible for SSI are eligible for the OSIPM program.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070 & 411.706
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.706 & 45 CFR 400
History:
SSP 48-2022, amend filed 09/27/2022, effective 10/01/2022
SSP 38-2022, temporary amend filed 06/15/2022, effective 06/15/2022 through 12/11/2022
SSP 24-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13
AFS 15-1999, f. 11-30-99, cert. ef. 12-1-99
AFS 4-1992, f. 2-28-92, cert. ef. 3-1-92
AFS 19-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-91
AFS 20-1990, f. 8-17-90, cert. ef. 9-1-90
AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89, cert. ef. 2-1-90