The agency currently has a backlog of approximately 575,000 applications thanks to a prior policy involved in the application ...

A second amendment came on April 14, when the SSA announced that anyone wishing to apply for Social Security or make account ...

Many challenges face the SSA, including more retirees from the Baby Boomer generation, new laws expanding benefit eligibility ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has walked back a key element of a recently introduced anti-fraud measure that sparked widespread criticism from senior citizens and advoca ...

Millions of Americans with federal student loan debt are once again subject to involuntary collection efforts, and that includes the garnishment of Social Security benefits for tho ...

Fortunately, you can complete a lot of important Social Security tasks online. And best of all, you'll never find yourself on ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has confirmed it has overhauled retirement processing systems for federal ...

Beginning April 14, 2025, it will no longer be possible to make account changes or complete new Social Security applications over the phone. You may begin the application process by phone if you ...

SSI recipients will get two checks in May — one on May 1 (the check for May 2025) and a second on May 30 (the check for June). For months when the first of the month falls on a federal holiday or a ...

you'd have to visit a field office and have someone verify your identity before you could submit your application or process your change. A few weeks later, the SSA amended this to say that those ...