The Social Security Administration has released its holiday hours for 2025, and beneficiaries will be able to access services on Wednesday and Friday. However, on Christmas Day, local offices will be ...
The agency’s “average speed of answer” metric masks longer call wait times, according to data in a recent OIG report.
The Social Security Administration estimates the typical monthly payment for retired workers will rise to $2,071 in January ...
Hopes to reopen the government today Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried ...
Funding has ceased for many agencies following the federal government shut down on Tuesday, causing many agencies to stop or reduce services and furlough essential workers. Among the impacted entities ...
Nothing has changed if you have a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) scheduled. Hearing offices remain open for business as usual. COLAs are determined by measuring inflation ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Congress failed to pass a funding deal by the Oct. 1 deadline, the federal government is now in a partial shutdown. Yet for millions of Americans, one source of certainty ...
The U.S. government shutdown has begun to affect an area many Americans take for granted: Social Security benefits. Yesterday, the government failed to release a critical report—the Consumer Price ...
Week two of the government shutdown has ended, and officials warn the closure may be the longest in history." The shutdown began Oct. 1, halting government services including those offered by the ...
Normally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announces the annual COLA in mid-October. But the ongoing federal government shutdown has likely pushed that timetable back. While monthly benefits ...
While Social Security benefits continue to arrive as promised, some Social Security services have been suspended for the time being. Due to the government shutdown, the 2026 COLA announcement may be ...