Social Security The 5-Month Waiting Period for Disability Insurance Benefits

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability insurance.

Legislative histories.

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Reviews the legislative history of the requirement for a five-month waiting period calculated from the onset of disability, examines arguments for and against proposals to shorten or eliminate the waiting period, and provides cost estimates for various liberalization proposals

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Social Security: The 5-Month Waiting Period for Disability Insurance Benefits

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-EPW-0034

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