Economic Stimulus for Processing Social Security Disability Claims

Is there finally some hope that the terrible backlog of Social Security disability cases will be dealt with?  According to a report on the stimulus package just passed by Congress $500 million is designated for "processing disability and retirement workloads".  I don't know how much relief this will bring to the hundreds of thousands of disabled people who are waiting for a decision on their disability claims.  I certainly hope that the processing of these claims becomes a top priority.  Every day in my law practice I deal with clients who are living in fear of losing their homes or being evicted because they cannot work and have no income.  And then I have to tell them that it may take 2 years for their disability case to be resolved because of the nationwide backlog of 700,000+ cases.  It is terribly frightening for my clients.  They deseve better.  Let's hope that help is on the way.