Social Security News

      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...

      From what I think is a press release : Charlie, a neobank for the 62-plus demographic, is looking to solve pain points facing retirees...

      For most of the history of Social Security, all monthly payments of benefits came out on the third of each month. That changed in 1997...

      From Incorrect Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Benefit Payment Computations that Resulted in Overpayments , an audit repor...

      For some time now I've been posting the Caseload Analysis Report issued by Social Security's Office of Hearings Operations (O...

     January is usually a tough month for the Social Security Administration. There's a bit of hangover of work that didn't get done...

      From the Philadelphia Inquirer : ... Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services ... took in nearly $5 million in children’s Social Se...

     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General: Objective  To determine the effectiveness of the Social Se...

      You can read many comments to this blog asserting that Social Security employees have been just as productive working from home as the...

       Some excerpts from Social Security's budget projections (bolded) with my comments:      "The Budget would increase staffin...