Barriers to Disability Benefits Worsen Under Recent SSA Administrative Changes: A Qualitative Study of 52 Benefits Professionals

Summary

A qualitative research report based on interviews with 52 benefits professionals serving over 8,000 disability claimants nationwide. The study finds that recent Social Security Administration administrative changes have created widespread barriers to disability benefits, including longer processing delays, increased errors, reduced access to human assistance, and disproportionate harm to vulnerable populations such as people with unstable housing, limited internet access, and cognitive or psychiatric disabilities.

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