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Social Security’s Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is riddled with problems, including flaws and inefficiencies in the determination process, outdated measures of disability, work disincentives, fraud and abuse, inadequate continuing disability reviews, uncoordinated and complex interaction with other government programs, and inflexibility toward recipients’ wide range of disabilities and work capacities. These problems have contributed to skyrocketing costs and enrollment, and a near-depletion of the program’s finances in 2016.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is the federal social insurance program that provides monthly cash benefits to eligible disabled individuals and their families. In 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) provided these benefits to nearly 11 million disabled workers and their eligible spouses and children. Disabled workers receive an average of about $1,150 per month from the program.[1]

The rules can be confusing, but they are important to understand so you can maximize your income.