As the SSA begins its benefits-payment schedule for 2026, we bring you the lowdown on what to expect in January.

Get the latest on Social Security benefits, COLA updates, and policy changes - what they mean for retirees, SSI recipients ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has implemented a significant change in its appeal process for disability beneficiaries. This change affects those whose benefits have been terminated, ...

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program is designed to accelerate the application process of disability claims for individuals with severe medical conditions ...

The Social Security Administration is abandoning plans to promulgate rules that experts say would have resulted in thousands of people losing their disability benefits. White House deputy chief of ...

The Social Security Administration is taking online applications for one of its main disability programs after years of trying to simplify and move the process online, an effort the agency’s former ...

“The Senate’s confirmation of Governor O’Malley as Social Security Commissioner is a significant step in addressing the administrative hurdles facing the agency,” said Steve Perrigo, Allsup Vice ...

WASHINGTON, April 28-- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Social Security Administration's fraud risk management. The report (GAO-17-228) is titled "SSA Disability ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Disability determinations at the Social Security Administration slowed during the worst days of the pandemic, and a hitch in a mobile ...

Unlike traditional attorney-client relationships in which the client pays the attorney at the conclusion of a case, attorneys who represent Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claimants ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest in spring 2020, the Social Security Administration (SSA), along with scores of businesses, was forced to close about 1,200 field offices and transition ...

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