Disability Benefits Suspended or Terminated Because of Work

Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 3, pp. 83-103, 2011

21 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2011 Last revised: 25 Apr 2015

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Jody Schimmel

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

David C. Stapleton

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Date Written: August 1, 2011

Abstract

We use a new variable in the Social Security Administration's Ticket Research File to produce statistics on the first month of suspension or termination for work (STW) for Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)-only beneficiaries as well as on the number of months in nonpayment status following suspension or termination for work (NSTW) before their return to the rolls, attainment of the full retirement age, or death — in each year from 2002 through 2006. Less than 1 percent of beneficiaries experienced their first STW in each year, but more were in NSTW in at least 1 month. Ticket to Work (TTW) participants were more likely to have a first STW than nonparticipants, but most of those who had an STW were not TTW participants, reflecting low use of TTW. Employment networks often failed to file claims for outcome payments during months when their TTW clients were in NSTW.

Keywords: Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, disability rolls, employment, return-to-work

JEL Classification: H55

Suggested Citation

Schimmel, Jody and Stapleton, David C., Disability Benefits Suspended or Terminated Because of Work (August 1, 2011). Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 3, pp. 83-103, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1910097

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