Follow @TIMEHealth. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).ollow @TIMEHealth. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The average Social Security disability benefit amount for a recipient of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in 2016 is $1,166 per month, but a beneficiary can receive either less than this or up to $2,639. These benefits are based on average lifetime earnings, not on household income or how severe the individual's disability is.
Employment Rates. Employers must take Social Security tax out of their employeesâ wages at 6.2 percent, up to the annual wage limit of $113,700, as of 2013. Employers pay this same amount for each employee.ASDI, which stands for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, is a federal program that provides benefits to qualified retirees and disabled individuals and their beneficiaries.