Sometimes, individuals who lose a job due to a layoff or a closing of a business will file for disability. And the common response to such scenarios by individuals who know nothing about the social security disability program will be something along the lines of "the individual was not disabled", "SSDI is devolving into a unemployment benefits program", etc.
Just recently, in fact, the Wall Street Journal published an article that made speculation as to the long-term future of the social security disability insurance program, and also featured information on denial and approval rates across the country, as well as the per capita distribution of disability benefits in the various states and territories. Not surprisingly, West Virginia and Puerto Rico stood out on the statistics spreadsheet. However, as someone pointed out to me, both areas have populations with lower educational attainment and a more skewed base of vocational opportunity. West Virginia also seems to have a preponderance of the type of work that can ruin a person's health at a fairly young age (mining).
The following article delivers some discussion as to why individuals may seek disability benefits when they lose a job and why this can be perfectly legitimate with regard to special considerations given by former employers and the lack of those considerations for disabled workers who are put in the position of having to find new employment.
Can you apply for disability when you lose your job?
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Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability Questions
Just recently, in fact, the Wall Street Journal published an article that made speculation as to the long-term future of the social security disability insurance program, and also featured information on denial and approval rates across the country, as well as the per capita distribution of disability benefits in the various states and territories. Not surprisingly, West Virginia and Puerto Rico stood out on the statistics spreadsheet. However, as someone pointed out to me, both areas have populations with lower educational attainment and a more skewed base of vocational opportunity. West Virginia also seems to have a preponderance of the type of work that can ruin a person's health at a fairly young age (mining).
The following article delivers some discussion as to why individuals may seek disability benefits when they lose a job and why this can be perfectly legitimate with regard to special considerations given by former employers and the lack of those considerations for disabled workers who are put in the position of having to find new employment.
Can you apply for disability when you lose your job?
Additional Information on:
Social Security Disability
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