to date, how much has the social security disability program paid to disabled workers?
The average benefit paid to disabled workers in July 2015 was $1,165 a month or about $13,980 a year. Workers and employers pay for the DI program with part of their Social Security taxes. Workers and employers each pay a Social Security tax that is 6.2 percent of workers' earnings up to a cap of $118,500 in 2015.