From AARP

SOCIAL SECURITY Obama would increase Social Security funding by 10 percent—up $1.1 billion to $11.6 billion—to expedite approval of benefits, particularly for people with disabilities. Social Security officials wade through 4.2 million applications for benefits each year from retirees, survivors and Medicare patients and another 2.6 million disability claims. There is currently a more than two-year backlog for disability claims