Below are the recently updated statistics on payments of fees to attorneys and others for representing Social Security claimants. This is an excellent analogue for how quickly or slowly the agency is paying benefits to claimants after a favorable decision, since the attorney and the claimant are paid at about the same time. Obviously, things have slowed down dramatically since the end of August.
Fee Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month/Year | Volume | Amount |
| Jan-07 | 15,331 | $55,149,991.81 |
| Feb-07 | 19,301 | $69,731,683.72 |
| Mar-07 | 26,505 | $94,396,916.02 |
Apr-07 | 26,889 | $96,650,134.82 |
May-07 | 24,429 | $86,625,391.60 |
June-07 | 27,716 | $99,357,038.71 |
July-07 | 21,807 | $78,273,082.88 |
Aug-07 | 28,607 | $101,523,346.40 |
Sept-07 | 21,409 | $75,663,579.78 |
Oct-07 | 21,903 | $79,209,567.01 |
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