United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-01-24 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-35 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35 P0b002ee1803a488f f:d0135 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35 GAO-01-35 Social security benefits Disability benefits Retirement benefits Disability insurance Federal social security programs Income maintenance programs Social Security Program Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program SSI Letter Report There has not been much analysis of how the various Social Security reform proposals will affect the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Program. GAO assessed to potential of these proposals on the solvency of the DI trust fund. GAO's analyses indicate that most disabled beneficiaries would receive higher benefits under the various Social Security reform proposals it reviewed than under a solvency scenario that maintained payroll tax rates while reducing benefits. However, most disabled beneficiaries with the characteristics GAO studied would receive lower benefits under three of the reform proposals reviewed than under a solvency scenario that maintained current-law benefits while raising payroll taxes. The proposals GAO studied treat DI beneficiaries similar to Old-Age and Survivor Insurance beneficiaries. However, the circumstances facing disabled workers differ from those facing retired workers. The differences between disabled and retired workers suggest that Social Security reform proposals should be viewed not only in light of their effects on retired workers but also explicitly for their effect on disabled beneficiaries and their families. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35.pdf GAO-01-35 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-35 Letter Report GAO-01-35; Social Security Reform: Potential Effects on SSA's; Social security benefits Disability benefits Retirement benefits Disability insurance Federal social security programs Income maintenance programs Social Security Program Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program SSI