SSA Abandons Disability Rule After Major Advocacy Backlash – What It Means
In a significant victory for millions of disabled Americans and their advocates, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has officially dropped a controversial disability rule that would have drastically altered eligibility criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Announced on November 19, 2025, this reversal comes after intense pushback from disability rights groups, AARP, and bipartisan lawmakers, who warned the proposed changes could have denied benefits to hundreds of thousands of older workers and exacerbated poverty …