One member of Congress has offered legislation aimed at stopping President Donald Trump’s July 10 Executive Order that gives agency bosses the authority to appoint Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, (D-Virginia) offered an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prevent the use of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) funds to achieve… Read more »
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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 »
New Proposal Would Reduce Social Security Benefits To Cover Student Loan Debt
A bill introduced in December by U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett, (R-Virginia), would basically trade Social Security benefits to reduce student loan debt. The bill is not mandatory, and people who have student loan debt, would have to choose the option to delay receiving Social Security retirement income in order to pay off their student loans…. Read more »
News Of Extended Wait Times Are Being Reported
The backlog for Social Security disability hearings is at an all time high. There are more than 1 million people across the country that are waiting for hearings, and some of these people have been waiting for two years or longer. The number of people who are waiting for hearings grows each month, as does… Read more »
Death While Waiting
One of the biggest tragedies involved in the long wait times for Social Security disability claims is the fact that many claimants die while waiting for a final decision on their claim. This fact is not reported widely, but every year thousands of Americans die before they get approved for disability. In 2016, the Office… Read more »
Disability Program In United States Offers Less Than Other Nations
A recent response piece from the Center for Economic and Policy Research co-founder Dean Baker is calling out The Washington Post for recent articles criticizing the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. In particular, Baker highlights the hypocrisy of the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, for recent stories the paper has published about the negativity related… Read more »
People Who Don’t Know Speak
Every now and then we like to checkout Social Security’s blog that deals with different topics and programs Social Security offers. One feature these blogs offer is a place to comment about the content of the blog. Typically, if you read most stories on the internet that offer a place to comment you will get… Read more »
When You Need Help Filing A Disability Claim
Many people who decide to file a Social Security disability claim need assistance for various reasons. There are many different people who can assist a claimant file a claim and they don’t need to necessarily be an attorney, but many times they are because they specialize in the Social Security disability process. Regardless of who… Read more »
Social Security Reform Won’t Work During Election Season
There is no definitive beginning or ending to election season. In about four months midterm elections will be held, which could change the makeup of Congress and just two years later, 2020, is another presidential election. Election season keeps lasting longer and starting earlier and typically officials who are facing a re-election bid don’t want… Read more »
Bill Would Eliminate Disability Waiting Periods
Two legislators introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives that would “improve and restore” Social Security service. Social Security’s operating budget will increase by $480 million, but this bill, authored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and U.S. Rep. John Larson, (D-Connecticut), would set Social Security’s administrative funding at 1.5… Read more »
