Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Payments Withheld

Table 37. Number, by reason for withholding payment, December 2001
Reason payment withheld All
beneficiaries		 Disabled workers and nondisabled dependents Disabled
widow(er)s		 Disabled adult children of--
Workers Spouses Children
under age 18		 Students
aged 18-19		 Disabled
workers		 Retired
workers		 Deceased
workers
Total 538,086 104,045 61,010 202,719 7,916 3,922 17,545 83,957 56,972
Address unknown 16,676 8,439 443 5,417 113 256 244 314 1,450
Determination of continuing disability pending 9,320 5,927 254 2,461 19 13 145 103 398
Recoupment of overpayment 13,011 5,034 949 6,268 67 256 96 95 246
Workers' compensation offset 7,885 1,971 584 5,178 86 a 62 a 0
Payee not determined 4,969 1,690 10 2,188 8 19 81 163 810
Substantial gainful activity 46,546 31,437 1,150 11,907 65 123 651 383 830
Imprisoned or confined 37,945 29,843 294 325 28 94 1,221 1,113 5,027
Entitled child not in care 11,580 n.a. 11,573 n.a. n.a. 7 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Beneficiary earnings 34,935 n.a. 34,808 a a a n.a. a a
Earnings of the other beneficiaries 195 n.a. 5 a a 0 0 184 a
Government pension offset 2,134 n.a. 1,622 n.a. n.a. 512 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Technical entitlement 299,769 n.a. 7,486 145,358 5,208 2,224 13,350 80,533 45,610
Other 53,121 19,704 1,832 23,544 2,306 407 1,695 1,050 2,584
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2001 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
n.a. = not applicable.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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