Social Security

Approximate number of people with disabilities who received benefits from the Social Security Administration in 1985: 4,000,000
Approximate number of people with disabilities who received benefits from the Social Security Administration in 1995: 6,600,000
(Source: Chartbook on Work and Disability in the United States)
SSI recipients with disabilities as of December 1976: 2,088,242
- As of December 1988: 3,046,074
- As of December 1992: 4,126,816
- As of December 1999: 5,317,861
Percent of SSI recipients who were working in December 1976: 3.4
- Percent working in December 1988: 6.2
- Percent working in December 1992: 6.0
- Percent working in December 1999: 6.4
- Percent of SSI recipients with any earnings in December 1999: 8.6
SSI recipients nationwide enrolled in a Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS): 1,045
(Source: Social Security Administration)