The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable ...

Rather than pay every recipient at the same time, the SSA separates pay into three batches. Every recipient is placed in one of those three batches based on their birth date. The only exception to ...

The temporary disability insurance typically included in family medical leave programs has spawned a lively debate in the benefits industry. Does this insurance serve as an on-ramp to Social ...

Amidst the challenge to keep Social Security from reaching insolvency, nearly 15 million Americans could potentially lose ...

I hope you can answer this question. I’m currently receiving Social Security disability benefits, and I will be turning 65 in ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing a plan to significantly change how older individuals qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social ...

The House Ways and Means Committee recently held an important hearing that could help move America toward a much better future. The committee’s recent report, “Five Key Moments: Hearing on Barriers to ...

Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits. The former Louisiana state office worker ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

I often feel guilty if I write a column that essentially repeats information I’ve given in past columns. But readers often remind me that I shouldn’t worry about that. For example, today I got an ...