Wait times for disability decisions are finally coming down

Average wait time for initial disability decisions, change in days from previous year, 2017-2025.

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Note: Units are in days. Uses calendar years, not fiscal years; 2025 includes data from January to October. Excludes technical denials.

Source: Social Security Administration Monthly Data for Combined Title II Disability and Title XVI Blind and Disabled Average Processing TimeGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper