Completing the Picture: Key Features of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
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Summary
In this brief, the authors summarize key features of the Social Security Disability Insurance program and describe some of the salient issues policymakers will need to consider to address the projected depletion of the SSDI Trust Fund in 2016. They also discuss the eligibility criteria for the program, benefit levels, and beneficiaries' ability to work.
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Keywords
Social Security Disability Insurance; Social Security Administration; labor force demographics; poverty; application process; appeals; safety net; SSDI Trust Fund; benefit levels
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