Tag: poverty threshold
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of former Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) beneficiaries in the years following termination of benefits due to medical improvement or work. It uses data from the 2019 Disability Analysis File to identify return to DI or subsequent participation in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program within 5 or 10…
This relatively forgotten program, enacted in 1972, has withered on the vine. A wise person used to argue that programs designed solely for poor people are poor programs – their benefits erode over time; unchanging income and asset tests reduce the eligible population; and they are expensive to administer. In contrast, programs like Social Security…