County-Level drivers of disability benefit claims in times of COVID-19

Pohl, R. Vincent, and David R. Mann. “County-Level drivers of disability benefit claims in times of COVID-19”. CRR WP 2022-19, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, December 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109622.
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic likely affected applications and awards for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). This paper uses Social Security Administration (SSA) administrative data on applications and awards, combined with county-level data on COVID-19 severity, unemployment, and proximity to an SSA field office, to understand drivers of application and award rates. Specifically, it examines how changes from 2019 to 2020 in SSI and SSDI application and award rates were related to county-level factors affected by the pandemic.

Title
County-Level drivers of disability benefit claims in times of COVID-19
Author
Pohl, R. Vincent
Mann, David R.
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
December 2022
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2022-19
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109622
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Social Security

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