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Latest Updates to SSA Disability Listings in 2025: What Applicants Should Know

Latest Updates to SSA Disability Listings in 2025: What Applicants Should Know Latest Updates to SSA Disability Listings in 2025: What Applicants Should Know Imagine this: You’ve submitted your disability claim, and the SSA denies it based on medical criteria that just changed last month. Frustrating, right? That’s why keeping…

New Tax Break for Seniors on Social Security

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New Tax Break for Seniors on Social Security A new law called the One Big, Beautiful Bill was passed in July 2025. It gives many seniors a big tax break. The Social Security Administration says almost 90% of people who get Social Security will now pay no federal income tax…

Big News for Social Security and SSI Payments in 2025!

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Big News for Social Security and SSI Payments in 2025! Starting in 2025, over 72.5 million Americans will see a 2.5% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. This adjustment is designed to help keep up with rising costs, even as inflation slows down. Here’s…

Efforts Toward Efficiency

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Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley is making changes to improve customer service. The agency complains it is working at a 27-year staffing low. I often hear complaints about the current level of service.

Benefits Going Up

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Did you know Social Security benefits go up when inflation rises? SSDI, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), and Retirement Benefits are indeed tied to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Social Security Touts Removal of 114 DOT Occupations

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Social Security Touts Removal of 114 DOT Occupations The Social Security Administration recently announced that it would be removing 114 DOT occupations that exist in very limited numbers if at all in the national economy. Accordingly, these occupations will not be used when determining “not disabled” in the last step…