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Social Security: Disability Rolls Keep Growing, While Explanations Remain Elusive

HEHS-94-34 Published: Feb 08, 1994. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the recent growth in social security disability insurance (DI) program beneficiaries, focusing on: (1) the reasons for the increase in DI beneficiaries; and (2) what information is needed to evaluate the program's potential for future growth.

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BeneficiariesDisability benefitsDisability insuranceEligibility criteriaFederal social security programsIncome maintenance programsPeople with disabilitiesSocial security benefitsSupplemental security incomeUnemployment