Tag: disability

Washington, DC skyline

Topics for this year’s Retirement and Disability Research Consortium meeting include the opioid crisis, retirement wealth inequality over several decades, trends in Social Security’s disability program, and the impacts of payday loans, college debt, and mortgages on household finances. Researchers from around the country will present their findings at the annual meeting in Washington, D.C…

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One in four workers in their mid-50s will eventually encounter difficulties on the job, because their bodies start breaking down or they aren’t as sharp as they used to be. When a new, disabling condition is long-lasting, 63-year-olds – still a young age to be retiring – are two times more likely to stop working…