PROMISE (Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income)

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Evidence · 8 claims (1 for, 5 mixed, 2 against) · 2 studies (2 causal), q3 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 8 claims rest on one study

Description

A federal demonstration initiative evaluated for the Social Security Administration that provided services intended to improve education, employment, and long-term self-sufficiency among youth ages 14–16 receiving Supplemental Security Income.

Components

• PROMISE federal demonstration for youth ages 14-16 receiving Supplemental Security Income: PROMISE (Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income) is described as "a federal initiative that aimed to improve the long-term self-sufficiency of youth ages 14-16 receiving Supplemental Security Income", a means-tested benefit for people with very low incomes. The evaluation covered 2013-2022 and was prepared for the Social Security Administration. This report provides "a more detailed picture of PROMISE youth's employment, education, training, and living arrangements" and benchmarks outcomes against similarly aged youth. (Monica Farid et al. (2022))

Claims

• Youth who were less education-oriented and more work-oriented may have been more likely to enroll in the PROMISE demonstration [~W]
• Treatment and control groups showed few differences in job characteristics, work search activities, and perceived barriers to employment [~M]
• PROMISE treatment group youth had higher employment rates than control group youth [+M]
• PROMISE treatment group youth had lower educational attainment than control group youth [-M]
• PROMISE treatment and control group youth enrolled in education and training at similar rates five years after random assignment [~M]
• PROMISE youth experienced worse education and employment outcomes than ACS youth with and without disabilities [-W]
• Many SSI youth received transition services without PROMISE, but there was substantial room for PROMISE to improve service use [~M]
• Identifying SSI youth for outreach is challenging under the current transition system [~M]

Related Products and Programmes

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Key Sources

• Monica Farid, Karen Katz, Anna Hill, Ankita Patnaik. (2022). Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): The Education and Work Experiences of PROMISE Youth. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-education-and-work-experiences-of-promise-youth

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title	PROMISE (Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income)
description	A federal demonstration initiative evaluated for the Social Security Administration that provided services intended to improve education, employment, and long-term self-sufficiency among youth ages 14–16 receiving Supplemental Security Income.
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