President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze will exacerbate the backlog of cases waiting to be heard for Social Security Disability. There are currently around 1,650 Administrative Judges hearing disability claims in the US. Even with this … [Read more...]
2017 SSA Changes
COLA or Cost of Living Adjustments are meant to keep benefits on track with inflation rates. The 2017 COLA adjustment is .3%. The tax rate is remaining unchanged, with employees still being taxed at 7.65% and self-employed persons being taxed at … [Read more...]
SSA Disability for Migraines
In order to be awarded disability benefits, you must show a “medically determinable impairment.” This means medical tests must support your claims. Occasionally, evidence of migraine headaches can be seen on MRI, but this is the exception rather … [Read more...]
SSA Retirement Facts for Workers Every Worker Should Know.
When to start drawing your retirement: Some people draw it as early as age 62 at a reduced amount, while others opt to wait for, “full retirement age” ie. 65 to begin drawing their retirement benefits. If you draw early at age 62, your monthly … [Read more...]
SSA Celebrates its 80th Anniversary August 14, 2015.
On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act. His ideals recorded by the press were, “Today, a hope of many years standing is in large part fulfilled…We have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of … [Read more...]