Tag: disability benefits
Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) provides workers with income while they recover from a serious medical condition. Some 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 workers to apply for DI benefits by providing…
In the three decades from 1980 to 2010, there was a steady rise in the number of men receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefits. The number of beneficiaries peaked in 2012 and has declined significantly since the end of the Great Recession, tracking very closely the (pre-pandemic) fall in the national unemployment rate and…
