Social Security
New Supplemental Security Income Improvements Team
In September 2025, Commissioner Bisignano created a new SSI Improvement Team to make SSI processing more efficient, reduce improper payments, speed up automation, and help SSI recipients comply with program requirements. Continue reading here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers…
Stretching your Social Security benefits
Nearly 22 million seniors rely on their Social Security benefits for the entirety of their retirement income, according to a recent 2025 survey. The same survey reports that an estimated 31.8 million seniors get by on less than $2,000 a…
The myths of Social Security Trust fund
Will social and legacy media outlets be the downfall of the Social Security system with their perpetuated myths and fearmongering? The fact is that the Social Security Trust fund is projected to reach insolvency in 2032, forcing 24 percent across-the-board…
Timing is everything when it comes to Social Security
“Timing is everything.” — Buck Brannaman. This statement applies when it comes to when you should claim your Social Security benefits. If you take them at age 62, they will be permanently reduced by as much as 30 percent compared…
Waiting only makes the changes larger and more difficult
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) regularly publishes reports presenting its baseline projections of what the federal budget and the economy would look like in the current year and over the next 10 years if laws governing taxes and spending generally…
Data Breaches and Social Security
A Complex Online World It’s a complex electronic world we live in today, with nearly all organizations transitioning rapidly to online services. We are often encouraged to do our banking, manage our investments, renew our licenses, and pay our monthly…
GAO findings on sharing costs for Social Security’s Death Data
Only for the most persnickety among us, this report from the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) explains that the Social Security Administration pays the various States for their “death data” (about $26 million in 2025), which is then used by…
Sounding the Alarm: Social Security in Financial Trouble
In somewhat of a “Johnny-come-lately” mayday alarm, this MorningStar article by Jessica Hall reports that the latest from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is that Social Security’s reserves may be fully depleted in about the year 2032 – an issue…
Speeding up SS Disability Decisions
It’s certainly no secret that applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is often an effort which takes a long time for results. Unless the disability is included on SSA’s “Compassionate Allowance List” (CAL), it isn’t unusual for an…
Social Security Taxation Rules – 2026
There has been a lot of media discussion about taxation of Social Security benefits, what with the passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) last year. But as beneficial as the OBBB is to your IRS tax bill,…