Making public SSA disability data easier to find, read, and use.

Combining dollar cutoffs with indexing changes fundamentally alters the structure and philosophy that have guided the Social Security program for the past 90…

Changes like the push to online servicing and introduction of AI on SSA phone lines made it difficult for certain recipients to access the agency.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is preparing a proposed rule that could significantly reshape how disability eligibility is determined for two major…

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

To better understand what’s driving a decrease in claims and increase in denials, the Social Security Administration could invest more in the research and st…

A president can’t sign something into law and then immediately ignore parts of it. But that’s exactly what Trump is doing.

With precertification, many eligible taxpayers would have to wait longer for their EITC, causing financial hardships in the meantime--if they get it all.

Claiming Social Security early reduces a person’s monthly benefit and can threaten their and their families’ economic security in the long term.

With the Social Security Administration already experiencing staff shortages, any further reductions in workforce will exacerbate claims backlogs and increase wait times.

Staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration after years of underfunding could disrupt the delivery of Social Security benefit checks, which would expose millions of Americans to financial hard...

National Academy Task Force on AI, Emerging Tech & Disability Benefits Releases First Report

The Trump Administration has made a shocking claim: that it can declare living people dead to cut off their access to government benefits and the broader U.S. financial system. According to reporting....