DisabilityInfo.gov: Benefits: 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.

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May 2004 testimony of AARP President-Elect Erik Olsen before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.

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Report examines the impact, outcomes and implications of the progression of disability benefits among American workers.

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Provides analytical support by reporting on the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)'s detailed scientific study of the state-by-state and VA regional office variation in disability compensation claims, ratings and monetary benefits. This volume presents the study methods, analysis, findings and recommendations.

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Comprehensive data on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) including beneficiary counts, amounts of benefits and the status of the trust funds.

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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.

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Analyzes recently entitled disabled-workers receiving benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program.

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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.

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Analysis of the distributional effects of increasing the computation period used in the calculation of Social Security benefits.

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Provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Offers a link to the publication in both HTML and PDF format.

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Provides information about military veterans and social security and includes several tables showing statistics based on characteristics such as age, gender, race and education.

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Offers research and statistical articles based on age, health, immigration, marital status,, morality, race and ethnicity and sex.

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2008 Annual Trustees report on the financial status of the OASI and DI Trust Funds.

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SSA's strategic plan charts the course that will concentrate on four goals: 1) eliminate hearings backlog and prevent its recurrence; 2) improve the speed and quality of the disability process; 3) improve retiree and other core services; and 4) preserve the public's trust in SSA's programs.

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Publication that focuses on the Social Security beneficiary population at the ZIP Code level. Presents basic program data, for each state, on the number and type of beneficiaries and the amount of benefits paid in each state, Social Security Administration field office and ZIP Code.

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Annual statistical report that provides program and demographic information about the people who receive those benefits.

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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.

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Offers an extensive collection of history-related materials, including both the institutional history of the Social Security Administration and the history of the Social Security program.

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Fact sheets with Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Income (OASDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and earnings and employment data arranged by state and region. There is one fact sheet for each state, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Files are available for this document in both HTML and PDF formats.

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Provides answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security Trust Funds including what they are and how they are invested.

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SSI program guarantees a minimum level of income for needy aged, blind, or disabled individuals. The annual statistical report presents data on the SSI program and the people who receive benefits from it.

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October 2002 AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest describes the program, its financing and beneficiaries, and discuss how it protects vulnerable groups.

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Article examines the link between retiree health benefits and retirement behavior, recent trends in retiree health benefits and implications for future Disability Insurance programs claims.

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Includes socio-economic data, the demographic characteristics of veterans, the geographical distribution of the veteran population and other statistical data and information by veteran program.

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Report documents traditional sources of support for disabled workers have eroded even as the risk of disability has risen.

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