The number of applications for Social Security Disability benefits and the number of benefit awards have been steadily falling since 2011, in a trend that some see as intertwined with recent developments in workers’ compensation.
Applications for Social Security Disability benefits peaked in 2010 at 2.94 million, a year when 1.05 million benefit awards were made, according to Social Security Administration statistics.
The numbers have been falling since then, with 2.43 million applications and 775,000 awards last year. In the first three quarters of 2016, there have been 1.80 milli...
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