How important is Social Security (and, by extension, Social Security Disability, since that is simply a person getting their Social Security early due to disability)?
This is how important:
“If Social Security income weren’t available, the CBPP (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) estimates the senior poverty rate would be north of 40%!
Data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) appear to complement the CBPP’s study. The SSA finds that 61% of retired workers rely on their monthly Social Security benefit to comprise at least half of their income.
I am a former disability examiner and I publish the website Social Security Disability Resource Center, or SSDRC for short. I also maintain a facebook page for SSDRC (Social Security Disability Blog).
Neither this blog, nor the facebook page, nor my website are affiliated with the Social Security Administration.