{"id":2284841,"date":"2024-06-27T18:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-program-makes-big-change-in-determining-disability-benefits-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:35:58","slug":"social-security-update-program-makes-big-change-in-determining-disability-benefits-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-program-makes-big-change-in-determining-disability-benefits-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security update: Program makes big change in determining disability benefits &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-security-update-program-makes-big-change-in-determining-disability-benefits-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary provided is incomplete and \u2062does not include enough information about the main intentions or implications of the Social Security Administration&#8217;s decision to drop a \u200clist of \u2064114 \u2064obsolete and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-now-wants-to-go-after-trumps-liv-golf-documents\/\" title=\"Biden's DOJ targets Trump's LIV Golf papers.\">obscure jobs<\/a>. You provided a broken text snippet which mentioned that\u2063 jobs such as reptile farmer are being considered obsolete, but further information regarding the reasons,\u200d the scope of the action, and its impact is missing to make a comprehensive summary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Social Security Administration<\/a> is dropping a list of 114 obsolete and obscure jobs, such as reptile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>farmer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/railroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>railroad<\/a> telegraphed, as possible employment options for individuals applying for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-petraeus-congress-needs-will-to-help-burn-pit-sickened-vets\/\" title=\"Gen. Petraeus: Congress Needs 'Will' to Help Burn Pit Sickened Vets\">disability benefits<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The list is used by the Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income programs to determine whether or not an applicant can find another job based upon their abilities. Based upon this list of jobs, an applicant can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-soldiers-awarded-the-purple-heart-after-2020-missile-attack\/\" title=\"39 soldiers awarded the Purple Heart after 2020 missile attack\">denied benefits<\/a> and be determined \u201cnot disabled\u201d but instead prompted to find work in one of the professions listed in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Labor dropped its reliance on the list several decades ago, but the SSA still relies on it to make its final decisions in a disability benefits application. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the agency\u2019s disability decision process remains sound, it continually seeks improvements to ensure its disability programs remain current and to ease the burden on customers,\u201d the SSA said in the release. <\/p>\n<p>The SSA also cites that 13 occupations will now require additional justification to be cited as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-21-states-are-opting-out-of-enhanced-unemployment-benefits-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"These 21 States Are Opting Out Of Enhanced Unemployment Benefits. Here\u2019s What You Need To Know.\">work options<\/a> for a claimant. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes sense to identify occupations that now exist in very limited numbers in the national economy,\u201d Martin O\u2019Malley, commissioner of Social Security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/social-security-major-update-disability-benefits-1917118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Newsweek<\/em>. \u201cBy making this update, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-buffy-actress-charisma-carpenter-accuses-joss-whedon-of-misconduct\/\" title=\"\u2018Angel,\u2019 \u2018Buffy\u2019 Actress Charisma Carpenter Accuses Joss Whedon Of Misconduct\">decision-makers<\/a> will no longer cite these jobs when denying a disability application.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, in total there are 3,127 unskilled jobs listed in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles as potential jobs for individuals to work, including many that aren\u2019t sedentary. <\/p>\n<p>The changes became effective on June 22, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Security Administration is eliminating 114 outdated jobs, like reptile farmer and railroad telegrapher, from its employment list for disability benefit applicants. 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