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Search this page for the most common real-life questions and answers when applying for Social Security Benefits, SSI or SSDI, or related benefits. Certified SOAR Specialists put together the most common questions they were asked by real people who were applying.
You coordinate SOAR in your state or community. As the central point of contact, you connect caseworkers, agencies, and new providers, and you keep the local SOAR effort moving. Your organization’s staff process SSI/SSDI applications with the Social Security Administration using the SOAR model.
You or your organization take intakes and process SSI/SSDI applications using the SOAR model. Caseworkers and community members would be directed to you to begin an application.
You or your organization do not process applications directly, but you can point people to the appropriate SOAR provider or SSA resource in your local area.
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