Social Security News

       From CBS News : The Social Security Administration said it will continue issuing paper checks to the retirement program's benefi...

      From Emergency Message EM-25040 released yesterday: … Effective immediately, the agency will comply with the relevant legal authoriti...

      From Newsweek : Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley is warning that benefit payments could soon be delayed for...

      From David Weaver writing for The Hill : … The start-up administrative costs of the Social Security Fairness Act [which eliminated the...

      From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General: Objective To determine whether employees submitted and pro...

      I missed this one. Last week Trump ordered an end to Treasury issued paper checks as of September 30 of this year.       I think it...

      Trump’s Commerce Secretary says that if Social Security payments don’t get paid that the ones who would complain the most are “ frauds...

      From CNBC : Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began  sending individuals monthly benefits  mo...

      I've sorta asked the question before but never received what I thought was a definitive answer. To what extent will the eliminatio...

      From WKBN : Some Ohio seniors say they are getting their Social Security payments garnished for COVID-19 Small Business Administration...

      A tweet from Social Security : Starting October 2024, SSI check recipients will receive their SSI checks in a WHITE envelope instead o...

      Yesterday, we heard that Social Security was increasing the amounts of SSI benefits that could be authorized by appropriate employees...

      From a Social Security blog : ... Underpayments, typically back payments from the time of applying for SSI to the date the applicatio...

      From Reducing Processing Centers’ Pending Actions , a report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG): ...  SSA met ...

    From Emergency Message EM-24009 : ... Since May of 1992, a prepayment review is required for any SSI case (initial or post eligibility)...

      The Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) has done a study on Effectuation of Disability Benefits . It shows that there have been majo...

    From Newsweek : A Kentucky woman said she is owed more than $500,000 after the Social Security Administration began underpaying her in ...

      The Social Security Administration has recently issued its Equity Action Plan: 2023 Update . It sounds like they're about a year b...

      When we're rushed, we cut corners and we make more mistakes than usual. Social Security employees are rushed. They're cutting ...

      The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a report on the Direct Express Debit Card program. Claimants who don't have a fi...