Public Benefits Legal Services
Public benefits legal services help people access food, cash, health, and disability benefits, including by screening eligibility, assembling applications, and appealing denials.
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AI Projects around this Legal Issue
Benny the Benefits Navigator
An AI-enabled platform that streamlines Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications, to reduce completion time and improve accuracy, completeness, and approval rates.
Benefit Navigator
A benefits screening and policy reference tool for case managers, with a chatbot over plain-language versions of program rules.
Military Benefits Assistant
A benefits tool for service members, veterans, and their families, currently in beta testing.
Nava Labs Benefits Enrollment Tools
Experiments and pilots on AI tools that help agency staff and benefit navigators find which families can enroll in WIC, SNAP, and Medicaid.
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