Lawmakers decry massive backlog in Social Security disability claims
A Washington Post report detailed how the backlog has led to lengthy delays for Americans seeking benefits By Lisa Rein - December 7,...
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Brain fog, other long Covid symptoms can last more than a year, study finds
By Kaitlin Sullivan and Erika Edwards, NBC - May 24, 2022 The devastating neurological effects of long Covid can persist for more than a...
How a Social Security program piled huge fines on the poor disabled
Published by Lisa Rein, The Washington Post on May 20, 2022 Four years after her longtime partner died of kidney cancer, federal agents...
Delays in processing disability applications impose 'significant hardships' in Tennessee
Published May 15, 2022 by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout A longstanding backlog in the processing of disability benefits applications...
Errors rob thousands of students of Social Security benefits
Published April 29, 2022, The Washington Post By Joe Davidson, Columnist The Social Security Administration prides itself on being...
New Fact Sheet on SSI and Other Benefits for People with Low-Income
Published Monday, May 2, 2022 By Faigy Gilder, NOSSCR The Social Security Administration (SSA) published a new supplementary fact sheet...
Bipartisan bill aims to update rules for federal benefits for elderly, disabled
Published Monday, May 2, 2022 by CNBC By Lorie Konish A federal benefits program for blind, disabled and elderly individuals could get a...
2019 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Announced
In a press release issued on October 11, SSA announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2019. According to a fact sheet about...
Claimants Die While Awaiting ALJ Hearings
As SSA's hearing-level processing time hits a new all-time high every month, some claimants are unable to survive until their hearing...
SSA Releases New Mental Impairments Listings
SSA issued a final rule on revised medical criteria for evaluating mental disorders in adults on September 26, 2016. The final rule was...
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