A deeply critical new report says that the Social Security Administration overpaid disability benefits by nearly $17 billion over the past decade. The findings led one U.S. senator to say that the errors deprived those who rightfully deserved the payments.However, the...
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House seems reluctant to keep SSD fund afloat past 2016
Time is growing short for Congress to find a way to keep the Social Security Disability program, but so far this session, doing so does not appear to be a big priority. If nothing is done, your SSD payments could be cut by 20 percent next year.Shortly after the new...
9/11 first responder cleared of fraud, but can’t regain benefits
Part of the horrific tragedy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was the fate of many first responders who bravely tried to rescue victims inside the World Trade Center. Many lost their lives. Others survived, but were left with illnesses and injuries that linger to this...
U.S. senator rejects calls to cut SSD, SSI
Readers may be aware that the Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) programs, which numerous people in Missouri rely upon, are in a financial crisis. The trust fund that pays for the benefits are expected to run out of money by...
SSA adds new conditions to the Compassionate Allowance List
Some disabling diseases and conditions limit people’s ability to work and live independently. Other times, the illness or disorder is so severe that it is expected to cost the person his or her life -- and soon.When someone has a disabling, terminal health...
Some disabled veterans to get fast service for SSD applications
Back on Feb. 10, we discussed how people who cannot work due to a disability sometimes have to wait a long time before their Social Security disability benefits application is decided upon. Most SSD applications are rejected, and it can take years before an appeal...
SSA report says that aging boomers, women behind jump in payments
The rise in costs for the Social Security disability program has continued to be controversial in recent months. One charge that critics have leveled against the program is that it is paying benefits to people who are faking or exaggerating their conditions, either to...
Adjustments announced concerning Social Security benefits
The government has announced that Social Security benefits will go up by 1.5 percent. This will affect individuals that are disabled and individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income. The cost-of-living-adjustment or COLA concerning these benefits is...
SSA overpayments can mean headaches, financial hardship
Once a person is approved for Social Security disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income benefits, the Social Security Administration determines how much to provide that person each month. Though the SSA says that more than 99 percent of its monthly payments...
How the government shutdown might affect business at the SSA
Readers in the Columbia area who receive Social Security Disability benefits no doubt have been following the partial federal government shutdown with great interest. No matter your opinion on the politics involved, two questions on many SSD recipients’ and...