Immediate Disability Access for Terminally Ill; Bans Concurrent Benefits.
This bill allows individuals with incurable terminal illnesses to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits immediately, bypassing the standard waiting period. However, choosing immediate access results in a 7% reduction in the monthly benefit amount. Crucially, the legislation prohibits the concurrent receipt of SSDI and unemployment compensation, zeroing out the disability benefit for any month unemployment is received.
Key points
Terminally ill individuals (on the Compassionate Allowance list) can waive the waiting period for SSDI, but their monthly benefit will be permanently reduced by 7% (to 93%).
Strict prohibition on receiving both SSDI and unemployment compensation simultaneously; receiving unemployment voids the SSDI payment for that month.
Congressional approval is now required before any new conditions can be added to the Compassionate Allowance list.
Rules for recovering benefit overpayments are adjusted, allowing the Commissioner to reduce monthly deductions to a minimum of 10% to prevent financial hardship.
Status:
Introduced
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