The Social Security Administration has posted the numbers for payments of fees to attorneys and others for representing claimants before the agency for January and February of this year:
Fee Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month/Year | Volume | Amount |
| Jan-07 | 15,331 | $55,149,991.81 |
| Feb-07 | 19,301 | $69,731,683.72 |
The figure for January was lower than for any month in 2006. It was a 24% decrease from December 2006. February payments were lower than all but two months of 2006. There is little doubt that staffing shortages and the lack of overtime at Social Security will hurt everyone who deals with the agency this fiscal year, including those paying a user fee for the service they receive. The problems will only get worse as the year goes along and employees retire or otherwise leave employment and all backlogs get worse.
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