The Social Security Administration (SSA) is considering changing eligibility criteria for those seeking disability benefits. Speaking with Marketwatch, Jack Smalligan, a senior tax policy fellow at the Urban Institute, said the expected rule change would mark the most significant changes to the disability program in its history, and it could reduce Social Security Disability Insurance eligibility by as much as 20 percent overall and as much as 30 percent among older adults. Smalligan recently authored a research brief on how the SSA’s regulatory changes could affect benefit eligibility.

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