Social Security has released its monthly statistical packages for February for Title II (benefits based upon earnings records) and Title XVI (SSI) cases. The number of Title II disability benefits recipients went up from 6,546,000 to 6,812,000 over the twelve months, an increase of 4%. SSI disability benefits recipients went up from 5,942,324 to 6,076,191, an increase of 3%. These increases, which are enormous for one year, occurred despite terrible backlogs at Social Security that delayed many claimants from going on benefits. This is a strong sign of the demographic wave of disability claims hitting the Social Security Administration.
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