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 »
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Payment Accuracy And Debt Collection
Social Security recently released a wish list of initiatives if it gets an increase in funding, something President Joe Biden is backing. Biden wants to increase Social Security funding by close to 10 percent and part of the increased funding would be spent on improving payment accuracy on benefits and an enhanced debt collection system…. Read more »
Destroying The Myths About Social Security Disability
When the topic of Social Security disability benefits is discussed there are many misconceptions and flat out false information that is spread. Some people claim that only lazy people who do not want to work apply for Social Security disability benefits, but this could not be further from the truth. The vast majority of Social… Read more »
Understanding Online Video Hearings
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses and pretty everything else began to shutdown in March of 2020 Social Security transitioned from in-person disability hearings to phone hearings. A large number of hearings are still being conducted by phone. Each participant, the disability claimant, the claimant’s representative, and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)… Read more »
Amount Of Social Security Disability Claims Expected To Increase
The COVID-19 pandemic stalled a lot of things in the country and one of them was the number of new Social Security disability claims being filed. Many people have speculated the reason for a reduction in Social Security disability claims including stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits and a lack of access to filing claims due… Read more »
Steps Social Security Is Taking To Address The Disability Claims Backlog
When the term backlog is used when discussing a Social Security disability case it usually meant the backlog of cases that were waiting for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Claimants were waiting sometimes 18 months or longer before they could appear before an ALJ, but Social Security has improved wait times for… Read more »
President’s Budget Calls For More than $14 Billion In Social Security Funding
President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal calls for more than $14 billion in Social Security funding, which would be close to a 10 percent increase in funding for the agency. According to a message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a large portion of the increased funding will be spent on addressing the… Read more »
Documents You will Need To Provide To Social Security
Prior to filing for Social Security disability benefits you should be aware of what information you will need in preparation for filing. Social Security will require you to provide certain documents during the process of a claim. Below is information directly from Social Security about examples of documents you will need to provide. We may… Read more »
Federal Agencies Must Have Return to Work Plans In Place By July 19
President Joe Biden’s administration informed federal agencies that they should have return-to-work plans in place by July 19, 2021. The administration’s Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has been enlisted to orchestrate the return to work plans and sent an email to federal agency leaders informing of the need to have a plan in place by… Read more »
When A Work Activity Report Is Needed
After a disability claim is filed Social Security is likely to send the claimant several different forms to complete. Most people will receive both a function report and a work history report. The function report will ask the claimant about daily activities and what limitations they might have in completing those activities due to their… Read more »
