OAR 461-135-0920: Refugees Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2025-10-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) Refugee Assistance (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 Supplemental Security Income (SSI). REF applicants who are found eligible for the REF program receive REF program benefits until SSI benefits begin or until their eligibility period, as per OAR 461-135-0900(4), lapses, whichever occurs first. (2) Refugees eligible for SSI are eligible for the Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical (OSIPM) program.

Official history and status

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 20-2025, amend filed 09/29/2025, effective 10/01/2025 SSP 8-2025, temporary amend filed 04/24/2025, effective 05/05/2025 through 10/31/2025 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

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