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Navigating Disability Benefits: New Research on Administrative Burden and Work Incentives

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Description
A recorded webinar that discusses the difficulty of navigating income support for people with low incomes and/or disabilities. Focuses on supplemental security income (SSI) and social security disability insurance (SSDI) application, eligibility, and work incentives. Includes SSI and SSDI policy challenges for rural residents, such as transportation, digital access, and legal representation.
Author(s)
Debra L. Brucker, Mike Levere, Ramonia Rochester
Date
08/2025
Organization
University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty
Tagged as
Benefit enrollment and application · Employment and unemployment · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · People with disabilities · Poverty