Research & Statistics
Provide information about children with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and their families, including demographic characteristics, income and assets, perceived health and disabilities and health care utilization.
May 2004 testimony of AARP President-Elect Erik Olsen before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
An Evaluation of the Progression of Disability Benefits Among Workers in American Industry
Analysis of Differences in Disability Compensation in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Volume 1
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2007
Benefit Adequacy in State Workers' Compensation Programs
This article summarizes several different methods used to measure the adequacy of wage replacement in state workers' compensation systems in the United States. Empirical research casts serious doubt on benefit adequacy, especially in the case of more serious disabilities.
Analyzes recently entitled disabled-workers receiving benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program.
Commissioner Astrue Praises President Obama's Call for a National Conversation on Social Security
News release regarding Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, and President Obama's discussions on the future of entitlement programs, including Social Security. In a report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds issued in 2008, Trustees indicated that, without changes, the Funds will be exhausted by 2041, and there will be enough money to pay only about 78 cents for each dollar of scheduled benefits after 2041.
Effects of Increasing the Benefit Computation Period
Facts & Figures About Social Security
Military Veterans & Social Security
Office of Policy: Research & Analysis - Demographic Characteristics
Old-Age, Survivors & Disability Insurance (OASDI) Annual Report
Social Security Administration's (SSA) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2008 - 2013
Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Social Security Disability Insurance: Some Facts
Basic information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and the role Social Security plays in the income security of disabled workers and their families.
Social Security Program Data - State Statistics
Social Security Trust Fund FAQs
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program - Annual Report
Ten Facts to Remember About Social Security
October 2002 AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest describes the program, its financing and beneficiaries, and discuss how it protects vulnerable groups.
Veteran Affair's Stats at a Glance
Worker Disability: A Growing Risk to Retirement Security