All The COLA Adjustments

<br /><br />     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Register tomorrow:<br /><br />The maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly benefit amounts for <br />2017 under title XVI o<br />f the Act will be $735 for an eligible individual, $1,103 for an eligible <br />individual with an eligible spouse, and $368 for an essential

All The COLA Adjustments

     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Regi...

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OIG Report On PASS Plans

<br />     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG): <br /><br /><br />PASS [Plan for Achieving Self-Support] is an employment support program designed to help disabled individuals return to work. <br />Congress established the PASS program as part of the original Supplemental Security Income <br />(SSI) legislation in 1972, and the program went into effect in 1974. Congress intended <br />

OIG Report On PASS Plans

     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG): PASS [Plan for Achieving Self-Support] is an employmen...

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GAO Report On Household With More Than One SSI Recipient

<br />     From a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO):<br /><br /><br />In May 2013, an estimated 15 percent of the 7.2 million households with blind, <br />aged, and disabled individuals receiving <br />Supplemental Security Income (SSI) <br />cash benefits included more than one SSI recipient, according to GAO’s data <br />analysis. Of the estimated 1.1 million households with multiple SSI recipients, <br />most

GAO Report On Household With More Than One SSI Recipient

     From a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO): In May 2013, an estimated 15 percent of the 7.2 million households ...

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