Each year Social Security beneficiaries brace for the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the fall to find out what sort of increase in benefits they will receive the following year. Married couples who both receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) already know that their combined benefit amount will be less than two individuals in the same… Read more »
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Advance Designation
A term that many people are not familiar with when it comes to Social Security disability benefits is advance designation. The reason very few people are aware of advance designation is because it is a fairly new option to allow Social Security beneficiaries to choose someone to serve as their representative payee should they become… 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 »
Social Security Employee Reentry Set For March 30, 2022
We finally received some news on a definitive date in which the Social Security Administration will execute a reentry plan for employees to return to the office. This is not the end of telework for Social Security employees, but a new telework schedule will be offered to most employees. This is good news for anyone… 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 »
Many SSA Employees Appear To Be Unsatisfied With Their Jobs
A recent news story from the Federal News Network focused on the recent approach by President Joe Biden’s administration to get federal employee feedback on employee engagement, the pandemic and plans to return to the office, and equity and inclusion. Any time a survey is done there is typically some bad that comes with the… 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 »
Research Links Long COVID With Mental Health Disorders
A recent study conducted by BMJ, a medical research group, shows some evidence that new mental health disorders diagnosed in Long COVID-19 patients may not be a coincidence. During the study, BMJ analyzed records of more than 150,000 COVID-19 patients in the Veterans Health Administration, who prior to having COVID-19 reported no mental health diagnosis…. 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 »
What SSA’s Reopening Plan Might Look Like
In January of 2022 Social Security’s employee unions reached a deal with the agency to commence with a reopening plan to get employees back in Social Security offices by the end of March 2022. Negotiations are ongoing about the reopening particulars so no one really knows what Social Security’s reopening plan will look like. Below… Read more »
