Eleven legal services providers will share $8.2 million in state grants to help people press their claims after being denied federal disability benefits under Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, and similar programs.
Samuel Roberts, commissioner of the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, which is awarding the grants, said Thursday the Disability Advocacy Program has been effective at winning reversal of claims denials for many disabled New Yorkers. He said that from July 2014 to June 2015, $17.3 million in benefits was generated under the Disability Advocacy Program for New York recipients.
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