The Social Security Administration Will Make Major Changes to SSDI The Social Security Administration has announced that it will make some major changes to its disability program, which will both facilitate claims and make filing more difficult. There are six major changes that those on disability, … [Read more...]
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Social Security Benefits Go Up 1.5% in 2014
December 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Slight Cost of Living Adjustment to Social Security Benefits in 2014 Retirees and people on disability across the US will see a 1.5% rise in their social security benefits for 2014, as the rates receive a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). The social security increase will begin for 58 million … [Read more...]
Veteran’s Benefits Known to Few, But Shorter Waits Help Process
November 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Reports Show Few Vets Know about Veteran’s Benefits, but Many States Improving Processing of Claims After an investigative report broke in March, the Veteran’s Administration has worked hard to reduce the wait time involving in Veteran’s Benefit claims. In spring, internal documents showed … [Read more...]
Social Security Benefits Get Small Cost of Living Raise in 2014
October 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Small Cost of Living Raise in 2014 for Social Security Benefits, Reported Smallest in Decades The cost of living adjustment to Social Security Benefits in 2014 is likely to be very small, according to reports. This marks the 4th year, in the last 5 years, that recipients of Social Security benefits … [Read more...]
Senate Panel Exposes Social Security Disability Fraud
October 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
West Virginia Social Security Disability Fraud Case Used to Highlight Problems with SSA A major case of social security disability fraud in West Virginia has been used by a Senate panel, led by Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) to highlight problems in the Social Security Administration. Coburn’s recent … [Read more...]
Government Shutdown Could Impact Some Social Security Services
October 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Social Security Office Running on Limited Staff, Could Impact Accessibility During Government Shutdown During the government shutdown, several offices and facilities – such as national parks and congressional offices – are closed. However, some workers remain at their jobs working on furlough, or … [Read more...]
Low Country Woman Arrested for Social Security Fraud
September 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Woman Reportedly Embezzled Dead Person’s Benefits, Arrested for Social Security Fraud A Low Country woman has been arrested on federal social security fraud charges for embezzling a dead person’s social security benefits. A federal grand jury in Charleston, SC handed down an indictment against … [Read more...]
Medicare Scam Reported in South Carolina
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Previously Only in a Few States, Latest Medicare Scam Reported in Florence, SC In July, a Medicare scam was reported in New York, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Ohio. The company, GMY, was reported to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the organization has warned senior citizens to beware of the phone … [Read more...]
Employee Error Results in Social Security Information Compromise
September 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Email Accidentally Compromises Social Security Information of Over 4,000 Georgia Residents The Georgia Department of Labor is warning thousands of people, who filed for unemployment with the agency, that their social security information has been compromised. An “employee error,” according to the … [Read more...]
More Than 70 Indicted for Social Security Fraud Ring in Puerto Rico
August 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Federal Authorities Bust Massive Social Security Fraud Ring in Puerto Rico That Raked in Millions of Dollars Over 70 people have been indicted for their roles in a massive Social Security fraud plot in Puerto Rico, that raked in millions of US Dollars in Social Security Disability … [Read more...]
