Trump is proposing to remove age as a factor in disability determinations. That could cost 750,000 Americans their benefits ...

The Democratic congresswoman's warning comes on the heels of a report in The Washington Post that the administration is putting together a plan that "would make it harder for older Americans to ...

Recipients, including retirees and their spouses, as well as those who receive disability benefits and Supplemental Security ...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

Rather than pay every recipient at the same time, the SSA separates pay into three batches. Every recipient is placed in one of those three batches based on their birth date. The only exception to ...

Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits. The former Louisiana state office worker ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday after Congress failed to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that ...

I often feel guilty if I write a column that essentially repeats information I’ve given in past columns. But readers often remind me that I shouldn’t worry about that. For example, today I got an ...