There is also a mandatory five-month waiting period to even start receiving benefits, even after a person gets their established onset date.
Source: Floridians wait for more than 2 years for disability hearing
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Illinois is a little better, but not by much. The Peoria, Illinois Hearing office reports they have over 5200 cases waiting for a hearing. It is also taking longer to get a written decision from the Judge because SSA does not have enough lawyers to write the decisions.