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A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that the already record-high numbers of Americans collecting government disability checks will continue to rise, further harming the program’s finances and making it harder for low-income Americans to find work.

“CBO projects that as a result of the most recent recession and slow recovery, the number of disabled worker beneficiaries will continue to rise over the next few years (although growth will slow as the economy improves),” CBO said in a report released Monday.

The report, requested by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, outlines why the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has seen rapid expansion over the past few decades, and why it will continue to expand.

The SSDI program provides federal benefits to workers who can no longer work due to mental or physical disability, providing cash payments and making them eligible for Medicare, regardless of their age.

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