This report presents the sampling design and data collection activities for round 4 (2010) of the Social Security Administration’s National Beneficiary Survey (NBS). It also provides descriptive statistics on working-age individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income and Social Security...

This summary presents the key findings from a collection of nine studies conducted in 2009–2010 that focused on the employment efforts of working-age Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries and the Social Security Administration work incentives...

This report presents findings of an analysis of beneficiaries who used benefits planning, assistance, and outreach services from 2001 to 2005.

The Great Recession (December 2007 to June 2009) had far-reaching impacts on the U.S. economy, but it likely had a different effect on beneficiaries of the Social Security Administration (SSA) disability programs than on other working-age individuals. This data brief describes the experiences of...

The Ticket to Work (TTW) program was designed to promote employment by enhancing the market for services that help people receiving disability benefits become economically self-sufficient. To date, the Social Security Administration has successfully begun the market enhancement process by...

PROMISE—Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—is designed to address many of the barriers to economic independence SSI youth and their families face and, ultimately, to promote positive changes in educational and employment outcomes and reduce reliance...

This report presents findings on the experiences of employment service providers for the Ticket to Work Program, a program intended to increase Social Security beneficiaries’ access to and choice of quality rehabilitation and employment services. The Social Security Administration structured...