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Young Social Security Disability Awardees: Who They are and What They Do after Award
By – Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David C. Stapleton, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Abstract:
A significant share of individuals who are first awarded Social Security benefits because of a disability is aged younger than 40. Using administrative data on young adults aged 18-39 who were first awarded benefits from 1996 through 2007, the authors produce descriptive statistics on beneficiary characteristics at award, prior Supplemental Security Income program participation status, and 5-year employment outcomes. The authors track cross-cohort changes over the study period and examine potential contributing factors. Read more/download paper…
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