Tag: disability applications
When people aren’t getting a government benefit they’re eligible for, the program’s goal of improving equity is compromised. Social Security’s disability insurance is an example. Roughly half of the 20 million adults who have a disability that limits or completely prohibits them from working are receiving the benefit. Not all of them would meet t…
Abstract Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) provides workers with wage replacement while they recover from a serious medical condition. Proponents of a national paid leave program argue that these benefits allow workers to adjust to health shocks and return to the workforce, reducing reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). Yet, TDI could also encourage DI…
