Tag: social security administration

Republicans urged a bipartisan commission or special negotiating process, while Democrats pushed for public debate and legislation that raises revenue and protects benefits.

Individuals can file disability adjudication forms, track their claims and access proffer letters securely online.

The legislation clarifies language to help workers determine when to claim benefits.

The change will be effective September 30, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. 

Following February executive orders, research centers at the University of Michigan and Baruch College have scaled back operations. 

The closure followed the Social Security Administration’s cuts to research funding, announced in February. 

The measures are intended to protect recipients from fraud and identity theft. 

The former CEO of Fiserv Inc. was approved along party lines; his term will expire in January 2031.

With ‘enhanced technology,’ the SSA will now conduct an anti-fraud check on all phone applications for benefits. 

After receiving backlash from retiree advocates, the agency announced that all claim types can be completed over the phone once...

The SSA extended, for two weeks, the launch of new identity-proofing requirements and made an exception for those applying for...

The agency plans to reduce its staff to 50,000 employees, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders to slash...

The programs are funded by the Social Security Administration, and applications must be submitted by the end of January 2025.

The moves are part of a larger effort to streamline services.

People at or near retirement age are being targeted in hybrid scams involving imposter Social Security Administration employees. 

The former governor of Maryland takes his first major non-elected role as the SSA faces a ‘customer service crisis.’