not according to what is being paid out . payments over the years have sky rocketed as ssdi has become the new unemployment insurance ... one man alone eric conn slipped through 1/2 billion in fraudulent claims in conjunction with a crooked doctor and judge .
billions had to be taken out of social security retirement and diverted to ssdi when ssdi went broke from all the claims.
over 100 were arrested here in ny in conjunction with pushing through fraudulent claims . so fraud is a big issue and remember , they only know about the tip of the iceberg that they catch or investigate .
All of the disabled are classified into three categories: Improvement Expected, Improvement Possible and Improvement Not Expected.
Someone with a spinal chord injury is classified as Improvement Not Expected, but even so, their case is automatically reviewed every 5 to 7 years to determine if they should continue receiving benefits.
Where you have Improvement Expected, their case is reviewed every 6 to 18 months. It's 3 years for all others.
About 3.5 Million of the 10.1 Million on Disability have mental disorders. Of those, 1.5 Million have "Mood Disorders" and the rest are autistic, mentally disabled, have congenital brain defects, head injuries, or are schizophrenic.
Social Security doesn't require the 1.5 Million with "Mood Disorders" to be involved in any treatment program, but they should. They should be required to attend weekly treatment sessions, and if they fail to do so, they need to be terminated.