by Susan O'Mara, JoAnne Malloy, and Tobey Partch-Davies
The purpose of this white paper is to identify specific provisions in the SSA benefits programs that create barriers for SSA beneficiaries attempting to obtain employment or return to work, describe SSA's current efforts to create greater incentives for employment in the current benefits programs, and discuss a variety of policy and regulatory strategies that have been recommended as possible solutions for overcoming the identified barriers.