On September 9, 2021 President Joe Biden issued an executive order that required federal employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19. In accordance with this executive order, the Social Security Administration sent an email to all employees on September 27, 2021 with specific deadlines on the vaccination process. Below is a portion of the… Read more »
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Understanding When Your Social Security Benefits Can Be Garnished
Debt is a problem for millions of Americans and some of those Americans are receiving Social Security benefits. A question that seems to arise when many people are going through the Social Security disability process is “can my Social Security benefits be taken away if I become delinquent on my debt?” The answer is maybe…. Read more »
Social Security Sued Over Terminating Benefits
An organization that uses the law to combat senior poverty is suing the Social Security Administration for wrongfully terminating and reducing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Justice in Aging recently issued a press release about the action. This group contends that Social Security wrongfully terminated or reduced benefits and failed to inform those impacted by… Read more »
Think Social Security Benefits Are Easy To Obtain? Think Again
Over the years this blog has informed readers of how difficult it is to obtain Social Security disability benefits because of the medical rules that more times than not deny disabled individuals benefits. This is not news, but there remains a sector of the population that stands firm that the Social Security disability program is… Read more »
Social Security Eases Up On Need To See Original Identity Documents
Since March of 2020, when Social Security field offices closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, agency officials have held firm on requiring original identity documents from individuals for processing. This has undoubtedly caused many people to lose driver’s licenses and other important identity documents in the mail because Social Security would not… Read more »
Build Up Your Patience Before Contacting Social Security
The fact that dealing with Social Security can be extremely frustrating is not exactly breaking news, but many people attempt to contact Social Security for the first time every day and have no idea what they are getting into because they have no experience. If you’ve never had to deal with Social Security you might… Read more »
How Social Security Invests In Its Trust Funds
It is possible that you might not be aware that Social Security is a self-financing program with the ability to provide benefits to about 65 million people, but it is even more possible that you may be unaware of how Social Security invests in its two different trust funds. There are two different Social Security… Read more »
Social Security Reform Turning Into Hot Topic
The topic of Social Security reform is heating up now that the Social Security Trustees released their annual report that showed that the Social Security trust funds will remain solvent until 2033. This is a slight adjustment to the last report which estimated solvency would last until 2034. You might believe the Trustees report is… Read more »
Emergency Assistance Can Impact SSI Benefits
As we continue to endure the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic many people are still struggling to make house payments or rent because they are unable to work due physical or mental health impairments, but outside assistance remains available. Many people who are unable to work due to impairments are receiving Supplemental Security Income… Read more »
Medicare, Retirement Security, Elderly And Disability Protections Part Of Reconciliation Bill
House Democrats have been working on proposals in an effort to pass portions of the Build Back Better Act that would include universal paid family and medical leave, access to child care and other initiatives that would impact Medicare recipients, retirement security for individuals, and protections for the elderly and disabled. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal,… Read more »
