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THE U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY system does more than provide income after you retire. If you become disabled before then, you can receive benefits through its disability insurance program--subject, as so [...]

More than 20 large banks, credit unions, and financial services trade groups have joined the Go Direct Campaign to persuade Americans to receive Social Security benefits through direct deposit instead [...]

SSA: SSI redeterminations; fugitive felons. Information collections. The Social Security Administration is revising its forms for reassessing the nonmedical factors upon which claims for SSI benefits were made. In addition, [...]

The child welfare community's long-sought-after goal of loosening federal funding restrictions got a national airing last week. A report sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts Inc., detailing the 'federal financing [...]

Congress, the White House, and the public are now seriously talking about privatizing Social Security, at least in part. The program that defined the New Deal may be radically redefined [...]

Question: I am a 53 year-old nurse. I came to care for my parents a year ago and put my career on hold. My dad passed away in January, and [...]

To ensure that disability insurance beneficiaries get the right payments, the Social Security Administration should develop a national reporting system, the General Accounting Office recommended in a recent report. Social […]

The Social Security Administration (SSA) unveiled two features designed to help workers with their financial planning. First, SSA is expanding the online Benefits Planner at www.ssa.gov that allows workers to […]

Here's government paperwork reduction for the rest of s: As you read this, or shortly thereafter, the Social Security Administration expects to begin accepting applications for retirement benefits online. Other […]

Our Social Security system began back in 1935, with a promise from the federal government that almost all retirees would receive a lifetime retirement income. For almost 50 years, this [...]

The pessimist in me often thinks that we are going down the path of self-destruction as many of our most cherished government services become unsustainable. Here are some examples of [...]

I'M NOT SURE IT'S A GROUNDSWELL yet, but l do detect a definite quickening (almost a rumble) in the amount of attention being focused by industry, government and media on [...]

IS THERE A SOCIAL SECURITY crisis? The answer to that is no, there is no crisis. There is a need to have a serious nonpartisan discussion on the best way [...]

People seeking SSDI benefits should know that initial rejection is common: only 46.7% of SSDI applicants are accepted on their first try. The majority of those who file an appeal [...]

5305 Executive Place, Suite A * Jackson, Mississippi 39206 601-981-8207 * 1-800-772-4057 Announces A New Social Security Grant Called Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Through this [...]

Q. At what age can a person qualify for Social Security disability? What must one do to make a claim? -- Reader, Kansas. A. To qualify for disability benefits, a [...]

Issues are presented concerning the changes which were announced in 1986 in the inheritance value of the State Earnings Related Pensions Scheme in the event of the death of a wife or husband. Advice is given to those affected.