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Disability, Employment, and
Benefit Receipt: 2021
April 2025
Written by: Zachary Scherer and Clayton Gumber
Report Number: P70-203
Introduction
According to estimates from the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), over 30 million American
adults aged 18 to 64 were living with a disability. For some of these individuals, the nature or severity of their disability
could affect employment and other economic outcomes. Several social safety net programs and other income
sources exist to support individuals whose health or disability limit their potential employment, but eligibility
requirements for such programs vary. Perhaps as a result, adults with a disability have lower income than their
counterparts without disability. This report uses data from the 2022 SIPP to examine the intersection between
disability status, employment, and participation in a variety of social support programs in order to better understand
this gap in income between individuals with and without a disability.
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