U.S. Social Security Disability Insurance: 2011
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About These Data
President Obama’s FY 2014 budget proposal endorses a plan to use an alternate measure of inflation – known as chained CPI – to shrink cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security insurance covers more than just retirees; benefits are also paid to those with disabilities and family members of deceased workers. Combined, these groups received about $720 billion in benefits during fiscal year 2011. How would reduced Social Security benefits affect your state and county?Notes and Sources
Provides funds to offset the living costs of disabled workers who formerly contributed to Social Security but are not old enough to draw it. Data are available at the state and county levels and go back to 2010.
