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Lawmakers suggest Social Security balance fix

According to the Social Security Board of Trustees, the trust fund for Social Security of approximately $3 trillion, will be used up within the next two decades. That means, it might be difficult for the government to continue paying out Social Security at that point, unless a fix made to make the system more sustainable. Lawmakers have been debating changes to Social Security for years, and the debate is ongoing. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed an increase in the cap...

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Historically small benefit increase expected second year in a row

After this most recent recession, many people wondered how the state of the economy was going to fare. Then just weeks ago, the government shutdown added more fears, especially about the stability of government spending and what this would mean for people who rely on government assistance programs to stay financially afloat. But now with the recession long behind us and services slowly returning to normal in the government, people are starting to wonder if this forecasts good things for...

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Historically small benefit increase expected second year in a row

After this most recent recession, many people wondered how the state of the economy was going to fare. Then just weeks ago, the government shutdown added more fears, especially about the stability of government spending and what this would mean for people who rely on government assistance programs to stay financially afloat. But now with the recession long behind us and services slowly returning to normal in the government, people are starting to wonder if this forecasts good things for...

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First the shutdown, now Social Security is accused of fraud

Throughout the course of keeping our readers well-informed about the state of the Social Security Administration and offering advice about how to proceed with complicated situations involving your benefits we have come across some truly concern-worthy stories. The recent government shutdown was among one of them, which could have an incredible impact on beneficiaries here in Illinois as well as across the nation. But now there is another concern of fraud accusations, which have been submitted against a retired Social...

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Will the government shutdown affect veterans with disabilities?

Last week, we talked to readers of our blog about how the potential government shutdown could affect Social Security benefits. While we only focused on disability benefits offered through SSI and SSD, we realize that some of our readers could be veterans from the armed services who are also living with a disability. We realize too that they may also have questions about how the government shutdown will affect them and are looking for answers. That’s what we wanted to...

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Will the government shutdown affect Social Security benefits?

There is no doubting that the federal government has had a rough couple of years recently. With the massive recession and the sequester not far behind us, the new threat of a government shutdown has many Illinois residents fearful once more that these financial problems could threaten their Social Security benefits once more. We ask then: will the government shutdown affect Social Security benefits such as SSD and SSI? Like with the recent sequester, it’s difficult to give our readers...

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Social Security faces lawsuit for firing language interpreter

If you’ve ever applied for Social Security disability benefits then you know how complicated the form can be. One small mistake can even result in denied benefits, despite demonstrating an obvious disability. In the end, many people are forced to appeal their claim which can take significantly more time and can even require the help of a skilled attorney as well. But while this may be easier said than done for most English speaking Americans, this may not be the...

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SSA Now Processing Same-Sex Marriage Claims

The Social Security Administration announced good news last week to people currently receiving government benefits. In a move to comply with the recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision regarding same-sex couples, the administration has announced that it has started processing the first same-sex-couple benefit requests. While this only appears to be applying to retirement benefits at this time, the administration says that it will develop and implement additional policies in the upcoming months to hopefully accommodate other benefits as well. While...

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Backlog for VA disability claims on the decline nationwide

Whether you’re an advocate of supporting military veterans or not, there is no denying that a person disabled while in service of their country deserves to receive benefits. But as some of our readers here in Illinois know, this has not been happening for some veterans for more than a year because of a backlog in disability claims. Just like the backlog for the Social Security Administration, disability claims for veterans can sometimes take longer than a year before any...

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