By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog
SANTA FE – New Mexico Watchdog in June pored over statistics from the Social Security Administration and found New Mexico had one of the nation’s largest increases in people receiving disability benefits.
Between 2003 and 2011 — the most recent year available for states — New Mexico saw an increase [...]

The disability story isn’t going away.
Last month, New Mexico Watchdog reported how the number of people in New Mexico receiving Social Security disability benefits has skyrocketed nearly 60 percent in the last nine years.
Now, we’ve learned that by the Social Security Administration’s own figures, the national Disability Insurance Trust Fund is on a path to [...]

As Americans receiving work disability have grown to record numbers, the increase in the Land of Enchantment has far outpaced the national average.
A review of figures from the Social Security Administration by New Mexico Watchdog shows that between 2003 and 2011 (the most recent year available for states), 22,488 more people in New Mexico are [...]