For information to be archived in the SSDI, a death needs to have been reported, or, for example, a surviving relative may have contacted the Social Security Administration (SSA) seeking to stop the Social Security Benefits (SSB) of a parent. Social Security Death Records (SSDR) contain the...
Discusses Social Security reform in the United States as of May 1999. Mention of the plan by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer and subcommittee chair Clay Shaw that aims to placate a full spectrum of political interests; Reaction from several legislators....
Service (BFS) used SSA’s death data to prevent payment of economic impact payments (EIPs, also known as “recovery rebates” or “stimulus payments”) to deceased individuals under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, P.L. 116-136). IRS had ...
Objectives Internet sources that use the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Death Master File have demonstrated high sensitivity among males for detection of mortality status in comparisons to the National Death Index, but the sensitivity has not been investigated for other demographic groups. Method...
Social Security is the main source of income formany in retirement, and can provide a level of financial protection for you and your family. But what happens if you are receiving aSocial Security checkand your spouse dies? How does your spouse’s death affect your benefits, and what are yo...
Social Security benefits support those who are disabled, retired, or the survivors of those who qualify for payments. Benefits can begin for retirees at age 62 ata reduced monthly payout. For those who suffer an illness or disability, benefits can start at any age to help support the individu...
But for Republicans to restore potentially massive Social Security windfalls to retired public employees who may not have paid a penny into Social Security and who already have high-quality government pension plans, at the cost of nearly $200 billion over 10 years…, fund is a travesty of both...
Maximizing your Social Security retirement benefit takes know-how. Read about the claiming strategies that will get you the biggest payout.
People who can’t work due to a physical or mental disability that's expected to last for a year or more or result in death may be eligible forSocial Security disability benefits (SSDI). You generally have to meet certain earnings tests to qualify.20Family members of disabled workers can ...
"We have had clients who have died while they were waiting for hearings," Claire Grandison, a staff attorney at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, where she works on applications for so-called Supplemental Security Income (SSI), told CBS MoneyWatch. "We have had clients with horrible ou...