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SSDI policy changes 2024-2025

Incremental SSDI policy changes in 2024-2025 focused on benefit adjustments and procedural modernization

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Jan 30, 2026
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What other changes are included in 2025 SSDI legislative proposals?

Legislative proposals circulating for SSDI in span modest benefit and threshold adjustments tied to automatic and increases, plus a packet of policy ideas aimed at work incentives, program integrity, ...

Jan 15, 2026
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What specific 2026 SSDI rule changes affect AIME calculation methods?

The Social Security Administration did not rewrite the AIME formula for 2026; instead, routine annual numeric updates—new bend points, wage-indexing factors and related thresholds—are the specific 202...

Feb 4, 2026

Which beneficiary groups face higher risk of expedited CDRs after the 2025 policy update?

The and operational shifts point to a narrower set of SSDI beneficiary groups who will face a higher risk of faster, “expedited” : beneficiaries whose medical conditions expects to improve, those with...

Feb 4, 2026

How would proposed 2024–2025 SSDI changes affect beneficiaries and application process?

Proposed and implemented raise monthly payments modestly through a roughly 2.5% COLA while loosening some work-disincentive thresholds—raising the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) and trial work per...

Feb 2, 2026

What are the key eligibility changes in the 2025 SSDI rule update?

The are mostly incremental: cost-of-living increases and higher work-income thresholds that change who can earn while still qualifying, plus targeted technical updates to student exclusions and state ...

Jan 20, 2026

How will the 2025 CDR policy changes affect eligibility and benefit continuity for current SSDI recipients?

The 2025 policy landscape for Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) deepens a split reality for current SSDI recipients: operational changes and resumed reviews increase the chance of case scrutiny and...