A researcher estimates that over 1 million Americans with disabilities aren’t getting the benefits they may need.
Zachary Morris, an assistant professor at the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare, wanted to look at how well a couple of big Social Security programs are working for people.
Morris analyzed data on people between 50 and 64, shy of retirement age, who have work-limiting disabilities.
He found just 47% of these folks, Americans who are theoretically eligible for benefits, get Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income or both. Morris said he embarked on this study because he wanted to bring attention to the social welfare implications of these programs.
For a government benefit to really work, people need to access it, he said.
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