The Social Security Administration (SSA) approved disability benefits for hundreds of Puerto Ricans because they do not speak English, despite the fact that Puerto Rico is a predominantly Spanish-speaking territory.According to a new audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the agency is misapplying rules that are intended to provide financial assistance to individuals who are illiterate or cannot speak English in the United States. Under the rules, Puerto Ricans are allowed to receive disability benefits for their inability to speak English as well.
“We found the Agency did not make exceptions regarding the English-language grid rules for claimants who reside in Puerto Rico, even though Spanish is the predominant language spoken in the local economy,” the OIG said.
The audit said a person applying for disability in Puerto Rico who cannot speak English “may increase his/her likelihood of receiving disability benefits.”
The agency does not currently have a system in place to keep track of the number of beneficiaries who receive disability insurance for not being able to speak English.
However, the OIG was able to identify 218 cases between 2011 and 2013 where Puerto Ricans were awarded disability due to...
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You can't make this stuff up.
ReplyDeleteAnd the reason to learn English is . . . ?
ReplyDeleteCoño, Y ahora es que me dicen esto? Damn it...
ReplyDeleteWe have a healthy, clean cut, 24 year old in our area that draws full disability,,,,,wait for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,because he cannot read! Before the Revolutionary War only 1 in 20 "Americans" were literate. They seemed to have done just fine. The madness has to stop.
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