Social Security Administration

• Most young adults lack disability insurance

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 14, 2013

  Despite placing high value on earning income, most adults in their 20s and 30s do not have disability insurance, which protects their income in cases of illness or injury, according to a survey by LearnVest and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

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  Don't ignore disability insurance

  By Bruce Hentschel  |  May 13, 2013

  According to the Social Security Administration, 30 percent of people will encounter a disability of three months or longer at some point during their working years. If that happened to you, could you afford life without a paycheck?

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  Study: Immigration bill would help Social Security

  By Erica Werner  |  May 8, 2013

  A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax rolls, and provide a boost to the overall economy, according to an analysis Wednesday by the Social Security Administration.

• SSA facing management challenges over next decade

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 29, 2013

  The Social Security Administration has its work cut out for it in the next decade. According to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the SSA faces a number of management challenges, including the loss of many key players to retirement and a hiring freeze that is keeping...

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  Dems, GOP talk deficit reduction

  By Charles Babington  |  April 25, 2013

  Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary.

• T. Rowe Social Security calculator shows strategies to boost benefits

  By Joyce Hanson  |  April 24, 2013

  T. Rowe Price's Benefits Evaluator helps advisors calculate the goals-based annual dollar amount that clients stand to claim from Social Security.

• Judges sue Social Security over case quotas

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 19, 2013

  A lawsuit claims judges struggling to handle a surge of disability cases sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny in order to clear cases faster so they can meet quotas imposed by the Social Security Administration.

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  Software firm hopes to help maximize your Social Security benefits

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 17, 2013

  Speculation about the solvency of Social Security has become a national pastime of sorts, but whether that day arrives or not, workers still need to understand there are ways to maximize their Social Security benefits.

• Just what is 'chained' CPI? A primer

  By Associated Press  |  April 11, 2013

  President Barack Obama's 2014 budget includes a key change in the way the government measures inflation. If adopted, the chained Consumer Price Index would have far-reaching effects.

• IRS takes steps to combat identity theft

  By Jim Abrams  |  April 9, 2013

  The 2014 budget proposal to be released by the White House on Wednesday will include new steps to combat what the Internal Revenue Service says is an exponential growth in tax refund-related identity theft.