Social Security

Since its inception, Social Security has seemed at risk for insolvency. Yet every time the program has been on the brink of demise, it has been saved. That being said, a confluence of factors, including an aging population, longer life expectancies, and economic downturns, have made many policymakers rethink how we distribute retirement benefits. However, […]

Recently Social Security announced, that if you created a My Social Security Account before September 2021, you will need to update your account. Social Security states it is trying to provide its users with a simpler login experience and more secure online access. Therefore, if you created a My Social Security account before September 18,

The final step (Step 5) of the Agency’s disability determination process is to determine if an applicant can perform any work with their limitations. At the hearing level, and the judge will ask an expert, known as a Vocational Expert (VE), to testify to jobs that the claimant could perform in the economy. VEs must

Social Security wait times for disability determinations are excruciatingly long. Initial application and appeal decisions vary in processing times, and waits may differ depending on the local office. Below is an idea of how much time, on a national average, it takes for an applicant to receive a decision from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

In 2023, a news investigation shed light on the high overpayment rates Social Security has made to its beneficiaries. Up until March 2024, Social Security’s practice to recover the money was to take 100% of a person’s monthly benefit until the overpayment was paid in full. This was the case even if Social Security was

Starting on June 8, 2024, SSDI/SSI disability applicants will only have to provide SSA with afive-year work history instead of the previous fifteen-year requirement. SSA looks at Past RelevantWork (PRW) to determine what job skills an applicant has, and what if any of those skills aretransferable to other jobs. The rule change benefits applicants in

On October 12, 2023, the Social Security Administration announced that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 3.2 percent in 2024. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per month starting in January. Social Security beneficiaries will see the 3.2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) beginning in January