Single-Year Tables Consistent With the 2024 SSI Annual Report
Table V.C2.—Disabled Child Claims: Disposition of Applications for SSI Disability Benefits by Year of Filinga and Level of Decisionb
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Calendar year of filing | Total claims filed | Pending | Number | Percentc | Number | Percentc | Numberd | Percente | |||||||||
1991 | 250,962 | 148,220 | 59.1 | 102,742 | 40.9 | 24,702 | 24.0 | ||||||||||
1992 | 372,971 | 189,079 | 50.7 | 183,892 | 49.3 | 49,297 | 26.8 | ||||||||||
1993 | 496,131 | 212,268 | 42.8 | 283,863 | 57.2 | 75,967 | 26.8 | ||||||||||
1994 | 525,013 | 172,219 | 32.8 | 352,794 | 67.2 | 92,093 | 26.1 | ||||||||||
1995 | 487,730 | 144,231 | 29.6 | 343,499 | 70.4 | 86,841 | 25.3 | ||||||||||
1996 | 453,473 | 127,416 | 28.1 | 326,057 | 71.9 | 75,013 | 23.0 | ||||||||||
1997 | 332,032 | 106,528 | 32.1 | 225,504 | 67.9 | 51,493 | 22.8 | ||||||||||
1998 | 335,732 | 123,249 | 36.7 | 212,483 | 63.3 | 50,110 | 23.6 | ||||||||||
1999 | 342,162 | 129,375 | 37.8 | 212,787 | 62.2 | 49,996 | 23.5 | ||||||||||
2000 | 349,285 | 138,262 | 39.6 | 211,023 | 60.4 | 48,156 | 22.8 | ||||||||||
2001 | 367,726 | 152,651 | 41.5 | 215,075 | 58.5 | 49,013 | 22.8 | ||||||||||
2002 | 402,116 | 165,220 | 41.1 | 236,896 | 58.9 | 55,863 | 23.6 | ||||||||||
2003 | 425,336 | 172,655 | 40.6 | 252,681 | 59.4 | 59,700 | 23.6 | ||||||||||
2004 | 435,562 | 174,514 | 40.1 | 261,048 | 59.9 | 58,534 | 22.4 | ||||||||||
2005 | 424,876 | 163,705 | 38.5 | 261,171 | 61.5 | 55,364 | 21.2 | ||||||||||
2006 | 432,747 | 160,959 | 37.2 | 271,788 | 62.8 | 58,609 | 21.6 | ||||||||||
2007 | 433,941 | 160,261 | 36.9 | 273,680 | 63.1 | 60,031 | 21.9 | ||||||||||
2008 | 449,451 | 171,593 | 38.2 | 277,858 | 61.8 | 66,058 | 23.8 | ||||||||||
2009 | 516,130 | 193,872 | 37.6 | 322,258 | 62.4 | 79,924 | 24.8 | ||||||||||
2010 | 517,642 | 186,513 | 36.0 | 331,129 | 64.0 | 82,422 | 24.9 | ||||||||||
2011 | 505,692 | 179,592 | 35.5 | 326,100 | 64.5 | 82,879 | 25.4 | ||||||||||
2012 | 491,691 | 174,882 | 35.6 | 316,809 | 64.4 | 80,031 | 25.3 | ||||||||||
2013 | 444,226 | 158,730 | 35.7 | 285,496 | 64.3 | 69,496 | 24.3 | ||||||||||
2014 | 416,653 | 155,077 | 37.2 | 261,576 | 62.8 | 60,147 | 23.0 | ||||||||||
2015 | 417,877 | 159,188 | 38.1 | 258,689 | 61.9 | 54,282 | 21.0 | ||||||||||
2016 | 392,637 | 156,986 | 40.0 | 235,651 | 60.0 | 49,364 | 20.9 | ||||||||||
2017 | 375,229 | 153,817 | 41.0 | 221,412 | 59.0 | 46,913 | 21.2 | ||||||||||
2018 | 359,431 | 151,931 | 42.3 | 207,500 | 57.7 | 42,600 | 20.5 | ||||||||||
2019 | 350,195 | 152,876 | 43.7 | 197,319 | 56.3 | 37,011 | 18.8 | ||||||||||
2020 | 283,807 | 121,647 | 42.9 | 162,160 | 57.1 | 28,117 | 17.3 | ||||||||||
2021 | 265,109 | 114,987 | 43.4 | 150,122 | 56.6 | 26,440 | 17.6 | ||||||||||
2022 | 322,362 | 62,952 | 122,173 | 47.1 | 137,237 | 52.9 | 16,910 | 12.3 | |||||||||
2023 | 366,482 | 164,793 | 124,039 | 61.5 | 77,650 | 38.5 | 6,528 | 8.4 |
a
Data for claims filed in 1988-2022 reflect results as of June 2023 at the DDS level and as of July
2023 at the hearing and Appeals Council levels. The numbers of total claims filed for 2020-2022 are subject to change.
Data for claims filed in 2023 are preliminary estimates as of January 2024. The ultimate numbers of allowances
and denials are subject to change until all initial decisions have been completed and all appeals are final.
b
For claims filed in 2000 or later, we count allowances at the earliest adjudicative level of allowance.
We count allowances for claims filed prior to 2000 at the highest adjudicative level reached.