"A number of factors are taken into account when it comes to disability claims, including a person's work experience, their educational background, and their age, to determine whether or not an individual is capable of shifting to other work. But according to sources speaking with The Washington Post, age may soon be considered less or not at all."
"It's unclear how many people would be affected by the proposals. A recent analysis considering a 10 percent drop in people who are eligible to receive disability-based disbursements suggested that 750,000 fewer people would receive benefits from the program over the next 10 years, with another 80,000 widows and children who benefit from the program also being detrimentally affected."
The White House plans to change how the Social Security Administration calculates disability eligibility by reducing or removing age as a factor. Disability determinations currently consider work experience, educational background, and age to assess ability to shift to other work. The administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or eliminate age consideration altogether. A modeled 10 percent reduction in eligibility could result in about 750,000 fewer beneficiaries over the next decade and about 80,000 fewer widows and children receiving benefits. Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought prioritizes the proposed framework and is linked to Project 2025.
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