A Bigger Social Security Disabilty Backlog in the Future?

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As Baby Boomers age, the Social Security Administration's workload will increase, and so could the backlog for Social Security disability benefits, according to a Washington Post column by Stephen Barr.

Over the next decade, the Social Security Administration's workload will increase substantially. Retirement claims will jump by more than 40 percent and disability claims by nearly 10 percent.

The first wave of 80 million baby boomers has applied for Social Security, and boomers are likely to seek disability benefits in greater numbers than did previous generations.

What's the solution? Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue told Congress that the agency will need to rely on productivity gains, streamlined processes and technology to deal with the glut of applications and whittle away at the Social Security disability backlog.

The Congressional hearing wasn't very encouraging.

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