Jun 12, 2011

Updated Fee Payment Numbers

Social Security has issued updated numbers on payments of fees to attorneys and others for representation of Social Security claimants:

Fee Payments

Month/Year Volume Amount
Jan-11
34,467
$113,459,847.04
Feb-11
33,305
$107,796,771.38
Mar-11
34,885
$112,463,768.46
Apr-11
48,033
$153,893,755.37
May-11
36,479
$115,159012.77

This shows a 2% reduction from the same period last year, a reduction this is certainly due not to fewer claims being approved but to more claims being paid much slower. It is taking claimants longer to get paid after a favorable decision on a disability claim.

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