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flag The Trump administration is considering raising the SSDI eligibility age to 60, potentially denying benefits to up to 1.5 million older, low-educated workers.

flag The Trump administration is considering major changes to Social Security Disability Insurance, potentially eliminating age as a factor in eligibility or raising the threshold from 50 to 60, which could reduce approvals by up to 20%. flag The move, aimed at modernizing the system for today’s job market, would disproportionately affect older, low-educated workers in red states like West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama—regions with high rates of physically demanding jobs and no state-level disability programs. flag Critics warn the changes could deny benefits to up to 1.5 million people, force early retirement, and strain the Social Security system, despite the disability trust fund remaining solvent. flag No official announcement has been made, and the full scope remains unclear.

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