No End in Sight for Rising Backlog of Disability Appeals
Hundreds of thousands of Social Security disability (SSDI) claimants are waiting up to three years for a resolution of their disability appeals, according to a article in the New York Times. During the...
View ArticleCongress Proposes Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts for People With Disabilities
A bill that would create tax-deferred savings accounts for people with disabilities has been introduced in the House and Senate. If passed, the new legislation would allow family members, friends, or...
View ArticleSocial Security Benefits Not Expected to Increase in 2010 or 2011
For the first time in more than three decades, recipients of Social Security benefits (including Social Security Disability benefits) will not get any increase in their benefits next year, federal...
View ArticleSocial Security to make it official: No COLA
Associated Press – The Social Security Administration makes it official Thursday: There will be no cost of living increase for Social Security recipients next year, the first year without one since...
View Article2010 Census: What Does it Mean for People with Disabilities?
Data from the U.S. Census is used to assign congressional seats to states, and it directly affects how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal...
View ArticleSocial Security Disability Hearings Backlog Falls to Lowest Level Since 2005
Pending Cases Drop Below 700,000; Processing Time Down 72 Days Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the number of disability hearings pending stands at 697,437 cases — the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Social Security System Goes Into Deficit
The Congressional Budget Office determined it will pay out more in Social Security benefits in 2010 than it will receive in taxes. Social Security benefits are paid to senior citizens that are retired...
View ArticleTop Republican suggests raising Social Security full retirement age to 70
Republican-held Congress might look to raise the retirement age to 70, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) suggested Monday June 28. Boehner, the top Republican lawmaker in the House, said...
View ArticleToday Marks the 20th Anniversary of the ADA
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act the first member of the House of Representatives with quadriplegia presided over the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Jim...
View ArticleSocial Security Proposes Legislation to End Furloughs of Federally Paid State...
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency is submitting legislation to Congress that would prohibit states, without the Commissioner’s prior authorization, from...
View ArticleStatement of Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, on the...
For over seventy-five years, Social Security has provided hundreds of millions of Americans with an economic safety net. As the baby boomers retire and reach their disability-prone years, Social...
View ArticleWorsening picture for Social Security & Medicare programs
The Associated Press reports that the trustees for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds have shortened the life of these two trust funds. The annual checkup by the trustees said that the...
View Article
