Record 10,978,040 Now on Disability; ‘Disability’ Would Be 8th Most Populous State

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CNS News:

CNSNews.com) - The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,978,040 in May, up from 10,962,532 million in April, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.

The 10,978,040 disability beneficiaries in the United States now exceed the population of all but seven states. For example, there are more Americans collecting disability today than there are people living in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey or Virginia.

The record 10,978,040 total disability beneficiaries in May, included a record 8,877,921 disabled workers (up from 8,865,586 in April), a record 1,939,687 children of disabled workers (up from 1,936,236 in April), and 160,432 spouses of disabled workers.

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@Geee

There's more than the usual scamming going on, lying claimants along with enabling legal advisers who might throw in an occasional race or gender card and buffaloed medical practitioners.

[Geee]

@Geee

There's more than the usual scamming going on, lying claimants along with enabling legal advisers who might throw in an occasional race or gender card and buffaloed medical practitioners.

 

I don't know about your "neck of the woods" but here there are daily lawyer commercials for getting disability claims approved by the government.