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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]
Social Security examines whether a disability claimant’s condition would interfere with being able to do the sort of work the person has done for pay over the previous 15 years.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government.It is managed by the Social Security Administration and designed to provide monthly benefits to people who have a medically determinable disability (physical or mental) that restricts their ability to be employed.
SGA does not include any work a claimant does to take care of themselves, their families or home. It does not include unpaid work on hobbies, volunteer work, institutional therapy or training, attending school, clubs, social programs or similar activities: [6] however, such unpaid work may provide evidence that a claimant is capable of substantial gainful activity. [7]
For instance, under the GPO, someone who receives a $900 spousal benefit from Social Security but who also has a $1,000 non-covered pension would see their Social Security benefit cut by $667.
The WEP reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who get a pension from a job that didn’t require them to pay taxes into the program (despite having worked other jobs that did), while ...
1980 - Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980, Pub. L. 96–265 1980 - Reallocation of Social Security Taxes Between OASI and DI Trust Funds, Pub. L. 96–403 1980 - Retirement Test Amendments, Pub. L. 96–473
Both the WEP and GPO rules are designed to adjust benefits so people with a combination of covered and non-covered Social Security work don’t get treated more generously, said Paul Van de Water ...