Social Security disability benefits can provide crucial income support, but eligibility is notoriously strict.

A new report says Trump’s policies have only accelerated the depletion of social security funds.

A rapid series of administrative, staffing and policy changes the Social Security Administration underwent early on in the ...

After substantial growth in the 1990s and 2000s, enrollment in the U.S. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has been declining since 2013. We use detailed administrative data to ...

SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano says Social Security services have improved, but Democrats and researchers dispute his ...

More than 7,100 Social Security Administration jobs have disappeared, marking the largest workforce reduction in agency ...

I can tell it's time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...

Many Americans expect to work well into older age, yet a large share end up leaving the workforce earlier than planned, often because of unexpected health problems. For those who can no longer work, ...

I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...

Q: I am 60 years old and have had to stop work because of various medical problems. I would like to apply for Social Security disability benefits. But my husband and I have a retirement nest egg worth ...

Q: You have written past columns in which you said it is very difficult to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. I think just the opposite is true. It is so easy to get on the government ...