Social Security, the most successful domestic program in our nation’s history, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. … Today, millions of retirees live in dignity thanks…
The Social Security system remains backlogged and although there is some improvement at the hearing level, one can question whether this is just because more…
Today, a press release from Social Security: Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today called for the California State Assembly to quickly pass Senate…
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency is making new data about beneficiaries and the agency’s disability and hearing processes…
Furloughing workers who help the needy is “fundamentally irrational,” says Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue. Disability, unemployment and food stamps are funded by the federal…
According to Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and other experts on disability claims, the faltering economy is causing an increase in applications of between 15…
This unconfirmed news indicates that Social Security is planning for a significant expansion of hearing offices sites and judicial staff to address the backlog at…
Today’s San Jose Mercury writes that “the Social Security Disability Insurance system (SSDI) is crumbling under the pressure of a substantial disabled population, shrinking budgets…