Back in the 1980s the Paperwork Reduction Act was passed. The purpose, according to the act, was to “protect the public from excessive demands for information,” but decades later does the act achieve its intentions? The answer is likely no, at least when it comes to the Social Security Administration. If you have ever applied… Read more »
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COLA Increase Influences Social Security Bill
After it was announced that Social Security’s annual cost-of-living increase (COLA) would be 5.9 percent in 2022 for beneficiaries, the largest increase in the last 40 years, it signaled the right time for members of Congress to introduce Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust for consideration. U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut said he plans to… Read more »
Qualifying For Emergency Advance Payment
Due the fact that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a financial needs based program for the elderly and people who have been found disabled, Social Security offers a special program that will get payments out to beneficiaries in an expedited manner. The SSI emergency payments are for people who are facing a financial emergency, but… Read more »
Understanding Survivor’s Benefits
When a beloved family member passes away Social Security is not the focus, as grieving family members have their minds on other things, but eventually when it is time to get the deceased family member’s affairs in order Social Security is one matter that needs to be addressed. Even if the deceased family member was… Read more »
Eliminating The Wage Cap On Social Security Taxes
We are seeing more and more stories about Social Security’s solvency issue as we approach another projected year, 2034, when the agency’s retirement and disability trust funds are expected to run out of enough money to pay full benefit amounts. If nothing were done by Congress about Social Security’s finance issue then beneficiaries would see… Read more »
As Telework Continues For Federal Employees Report Shows Telework Security Needs To Be Improved
We have heard politicians and other advocates clamoring for Social Security to open up offices again to provide in-person customer support, but there has been no specific plan to do so as the agency has allowed its employees to work from home since March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Things have changed a… Read more »
Social Security’s COLA Expected To Be About 6 Percent
Good news is on the horizon for Social Security beneficiaries as it was recently projected that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries in 2022 is expected to be about six percent, which would be the largest COLA increase for beneficiaries since 1982. The annual Social Security COLA is based on the Consumer… Read more »
Social Security Statements To Get Upgrade
When you look at your next Social Security statement it is likely the statement will look differently than other statements you seen in the past. On October 4, 2021 Social Security issued a press release about making available redesigned statements under the leadership of Social Security’s new Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi. The redesigned statements are… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
Senate Committee Holds SSI Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on policy options in an effort to improve the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Information from the announcement provides resources so that people interested in providing feedback to the committee will still be able to do so and you can see that information below and access testimony replay… Read more »
