
8.4 Million Americans Depend on SSDI. The System That Pays Them Is Backlogged, Getting Slower, and Approving Fewer Claims. Here Is What Every Applicant Needs to Know.
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2026 — Social Security Disability Insurance is the program that stands between a disabling medical condition and financial catastrophe for 8.4 million Americans. It is not welfare. It is an insurance program funded by the payroll taxes…










