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Disability Support: Return to Work and New Benefit Rules

This act aims to help individuals receiving disability benefits return to the workforce. It introduces new disability classifications, time limits for certain benefits, and incentives for employment, including tax credits for employers.
Key points
New disability classifications: Individuals will be categorized based on expected medical improvement (e.g., improvement expected, likely, possible, not expected).
Periodic benefit reviews: Individuals with disabilities will undergo regular reviews to assess changes in their health condition.
Time-limited benefits: For individuals with expected medical improvement, benefits may be granted for a specific period (23 or 59 months).
Work incentive program: Individuals with expected improvement can choose to work, and their benefits will be adjusted accordingly, without immediate loss of all benefits.
Tax credit for employers: Businesses hiring Social Security disability beneficiaries may qualify for a tax credit.
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Additional Information
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act
Print number: S 2575
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Process start date: 2021-07-30