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The Government's objectives for the Act, as stated in the green paper were to: Reach 80% employment amongst all people of working age (it was just shy of 75% when the paper was released). To reduce the numbers claiming incapacity benefit by 1 million (from 2.7 million at the time).
The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 was signed into law by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan on 9 October 1984. Its purpose was to ensure more accurate, consistent and uniform disability determination decisions under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and to ensure that applicants were treated fairly and humanely. [1]
The term "green paper" has been said to originate with the publication in 1941 by Herwald Ramsbotham, UK president of the board of education, of plans for educational reform in a green binding, which became known as the "Green Book". [6] According to the BBC, UK green papers are printed on paper of a pale green colour.
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In 1988 he produced a report or a Green Paper called 'Community Care: Agenda for Action', also known as The Griffiths Report. The Griffiths Report Proposed a solution to the issue of 'no-man's land' - the grey area between health and social services which included the long term or continuing care of dependent groups such as older people, the ...
The bill could also jeopardize the Social Security fund overall, critics say. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said the Social Security trust fund is less than 10 years away from being insolvent, and ...
The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...
1984 - Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98–460 1985 - Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act , Pub. L. 99–177 1986 - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 , Pub. L. 99–509