title: Workers' compensation, Social Security Disability Insurance, and the offset: a fact sheet.
abstract: This article offers a brief summary of the workers' compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance programs. Information highlighted includes the differences between the two programs' types and terms of coverage. It compares the differing patterns in workers' compensation and Social Security disability benefits as a percentage of wages over the past few decades and considers the potential causes for such trends. The article also explains the offset provision included in the 1965 Social Security Amendments, the intention behind the offset, and how and when offsets are applied.
authors.affiliation: National Academy of Social Insurance, USA.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reno
authors.forename: Cecili Thompson
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Ishita
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011640:Public Policy; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D019131:United States Social Security Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends