That depends on your current benefit level, which is based on your earnings while working and other factors, such as your age when you first claimed Social Security. Nevertheless, the overall boost should be 3.2% higher than your December check. However, Social Security began...
This paper shows that benefit take-up can be influenced by sending targeted letters to the eligible population. We exploit the implementation of the guarantee pension program in Finland, which offered a monthly top-up benefit to low-income pensioners. The Social Insurance Institution sent information...
Aging technology and staff shortages have taken a toll on Social Security. In 2022, the agency's workforce hit a 25-year low as the number of people claiming benefits kept going up. When we took a close look at Social Security's annual reports to congress, we...
Denial letters from the social security administration on Social Security Disability and SSI disability claims tend to be fairly generic. If you have filed a disability application in either program and the claim is denied, then you will receive what is
These are designed so that the disabled individual can still receive the benefit of the assets without losing eligibility for SSI, Medicaid, food stamps, Section 8 housing, or other means-tested assistance. Otherwise, you may be forced to spend down these assets before you or your disabled love...
If a working parent dies, 98 out of 100 children in the U.S. could get Social Security benefits, theagency estimates. The monthly checks are based on the earnings of a deceased parent. The average monthly surviving child benefit is $1,103 as of July, with more than 2 million children ...
The current retirements benefit levels can be paid indefinitely with small incremental changes in the wage limits and rates of FICA payroll taxes. The Republicans and interest groups supporting the deficit reduction recommendations don’t want the Social Security and Medicare funding concerns resolved....
Direct Express Help is not affiliated with any government agency. We are a website dedicated to helping Direct Express Cardholders and Social Security benefit recipients find the information they need. This includes account login information, customer service contact number, dispute resolution process an...
Some Social Security experts advise visiting multiple field offices in order to ensure that you’re getting the most out of your benefits. One worker may misinterpret the rules and deny you benefits or other privileges for which you’re eligible, so seeking multiple benefit estimates can ...
Promise a Social Security benefit in exchange for information or money The SSA recommends hanging up immediately on what appear to be scam calls and reporting incidents to Social Security's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) using the onlineSSA Scam Reporting Form. The OIG has warned that so...