Social Security Disability: Backlog Reduction Efforts Under Way; Significant Challenges Remain

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Year: 1996
Pages: 51
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788136003

Description

. In 1995, 5.7 million disabled workers & their dependents received Disability Insurance benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA), up from 3.9 million at the end of 1985. During the same period, disabled recipients increased from 2.5 to 4.9 million. Over the past decade, SSA has struggled to deal with unprecedented growth in appeals of its disability decisions & the resulting backlog of cases awaiting a hearing decision. This report examines the growth in this backlog at the SSA, agency initiatives to reduce it, & concerns associated with SSA’s efforts. Charts & tables.

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