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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Unsuccessful Work Attempt Regulations Improved

<br /><br />     This is Social Security's summary of new rules it recently published in the Federal Register:<br /><br /><br />The <br />final <br />rules at <br />20 CFR 404.1574(c), 404.1575(d), 416.974(c), and 416.975(d)<br />remove the additional conditions that we used<br />when <br />we <br />evaluated<br />a work attempt in <br />employment or self-employment that lasted<br />between 3 and 6 months<br />and <br />use the current 3-month standard for all work attempts that

Unsuccessful Work Attempt Regulations Improved

     This is Social Security's summary of new rules it recently published in the Federal Register: The final rules at 20 CFR 404.1574(c)...

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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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