This report presents findings on the activities of the 103 organizations receiving Social Security Administration grants under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program, established in 2006 to disseminate information on work incentives and support beneficiaries in their efforts...

This brief describes characteristics, health status, living arrangements, and income sources of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)-only beneficiaries who meet the federal definition of poor, compared with those who live in higher-income households. The findings help explain why many...

This report uses National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data linked to data from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare programs to create profiles of SSDI beneficiaries during the three years before and after SSDI entry to illustrate changes in insurance status, health...

This brief discusses the characteristics of working-age individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits and describes their employment success. The findings suggest that beneficiaries fall into three broad groups based on work-related efforts and expectations. For 60 percent, gainful...

Although social security disability benefits can provide critical income support as well as job assistance and access to medical services for individuals who are homeless, the benefit application process can be challenging. Many homeless people have no consistent source of medical care, lack a...

This paper provides information on the services and supports used by workers with disabilities at risk of applying for disability insurance (DI) and helps build the evidence base for policies that enable workers with disabilities to avoid applying for DI and for the supports necessary to keep...

In this brief, we describe the employment and program participation patterns of people with disabilities before they apply for SSDI, adding to the existing literature by focusing on patterns as much as 42 months before application and including a range of programs. A better understanding of the...