Tag: disability benefits
The mix of disabilities for people receiving federal disability insurance has changed in important ways that often reflect trends in the health of the population as a whole. Two disabling conditions that have become a growing share of Social Security’s benefit awards in recent decades are mood disorders and various musculoskeletal problems, which include arthritis…
The brief’s key findings are: Roughly one quarter of state and local workers are not covered by Social Security and get their disability insurance (DI) from their current employer. To compare these state and local DI programs to Social Security, the Center created a new dataset – for public use – on eligibility standards and…
