Social Security News

    From a Request for Information posted today by Social Security in the Federal Register : ... This request for information (RFI) seeks pu...

      From a press release issued by the Republican majority on the House Ways and Means Committee: Four recently finalized rules from the ...

      From Data For Progress

      From a recent report by Social Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) : …  [W]e  reviewed a sample of 274 cases from a populatio...

      From a recent report by Social Security’s Office of Inspector General: … SSA’s SSI financial account validation process for applicant...

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

    From a press release : Today, the Social Security Administration announced a large step in a multi-year effort to simplify processes fo...

      Newsweek reports on a problem associated with Social Security that Social Security policymakers probably aren't aware of. The wom...

      From Challenges in Recovering Supplemental Security Income Overpayments , a report by Social Security's Office of Inspector Genera...

      A Richmond, VA television station reports on a local case. SSI disability benefits were approved almost immediately for a child with ...

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

Kristy Strong       From Newsweek : Kristy Strong, a 45-year-old disabled woman in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was shocked when her Supp...

      From National Public Radio : The thing that got Karen Williams into trouble was that she tried to do the responsible thing and bought...

     There's an op ed in the New York Times on the marriage penalty in the SSI program which is preventing a couple who each have Down ...

      From The Hill : ... SSA mailed outreach letters to individuals informing them of potential eligibility for Supplemental Security Inco...

      From Nextgov/FCW : ...The longer arc of this agency is a phenomenally dedicated, committed, compassionate culture. [SSA staff has] be...

      From Impact of Undetected Marriages on Social Security Administration Payments , a report by Social Security's Office of Inspector...

      From a notice that Social Security will publish in the Federal Register tomorrow: We are finalizing our proposed rule to expand the d...

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved final rules to add Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits (SNAP or Food Stam...