Tag: Disability benefits
'Record-breaking backlog' leads to $1.1 billion in improper Social Security payments, report finds
zimmytws | iStock | Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration faces a "record-breaking backlog" of open cases, leading to approximately $1.1 billion in projected...
New bill proposals aim to make it easier for disabled individuals to save money
Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty ImagesCongress enacted legislation a decade ago to create accounts to help people with disabilities save money.Yet only...
As inflation cools, estimate for 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment goes down
A shopper scans coupons in a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe...
As Social Security faces looming fund depletion, there's fierce debate over whether a commission can help
zimmytws | iStock | Getty ImagesA protester interrupted a January congressional committee hearing to consider a bill that would create a bipartisan commission...
As one Social Security program marks a 50-year anniversary, here's how benefits may change
Martonaphoto | Moment | Getty ImagesA federal benefit program for people with disabilities and older adults made its first benefit payments 50 years...
Social Security Administration to expand access to certain benefits through several upcoming changes
Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration is set to implement new rules to make it easier for beneficiaries to access...