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Social Security Disability: Multiple Factors Affect Return to Work

T-HEHS-99-82 Published: Mar 11, 1999. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed return-to-work issues facing the Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs, focusing on: (1) structural and operational weaknesses in the current DI and SSI programs that impede return to work; (2) factors that working beneficiaries believe are helpful in becoming and staying employed; and (3) challenges that exist in improving program incentives to work.

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Disability benefitsDisability insuranceFederal social security programsMedicaidPeople with disabilitiesProgram graduationRehabilitation programsSocial security benefitsSupplemental security incomeVocational rehabilitationWorkfareMedicare