Tag: federal disability benefits
Abstract This paper presents a framework for assessing the adequacy of disability benefit programs and then applies that framework to an analysis of two Social Security disability programs in the U.S.: Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. The paper draws on survey data from the Health and Retirement Study linked to administrative records…
About one in five people on federal disability has some type of job, but the government limits how much they can earn without jeopardizing their cash benefits. The Social Security Administration wants disability beneficiaries to hold down a job if they can. But when they earn more than the allowed limit in a given mont…
