Government ❯Social Security Administration

Policy Changes

Identity Verification Overpayment Recovery Fraud Prevention Funding Issues Staffing Cuts Retirement Age Phone Services Phone Service Disability Benefits Retirement Services Disability Services Senior Services Administrative Efficiency Beneficiaries Employee Reductions Illegal Aliens Public Services Public Benefits Employee Impact Impact on Citizens Service Enhancements Benefit Withholding Withholding Practices Overpayment Clawbacks Inflation Measurement Claims Processing Economic Policy Benefit Adjustments COLA Adjustments Benefit Distribution Claims Process

Social Security Administration redirects staff to clear 900,000 Fairness Act cases, delaying other services

The agency aims to finish manual reviews of remaining complex claims by July 1 ahead of a full beneficiary record update in early November 2025

Social Security Full Retirement Age Officially Rises to 67 for 1960 Birth Cohort

Biden Condemns Trump Administration's Social Security Overhaul in First Public Speech

Social Security Reverses Course on Phone Service Restrictions

Social Security Faces Lawsuit Over Workforce Cuts and Service Disruptions

Social Security Overhaul Faces Mounting Legal, Technical, and Political Challenges

Social Security Faces Delays and Exemptions in Controversial Overhaul

Social Security Delays New Identity Verification Rules, Exempts Vulnerable Groups

Social Security to Resume Full Benefit Withholding for Overpayments Starting Thursday

Social Security Benefits Expand for Millions with Landmark Reform

Social Security to Require In-Person Identity Verification Starting March 31

Social Security to Reinstate Full Benefit Withholding for Overpayment Recovery

Social Security Full Retirement Age Adjusts for 2025, Reaching 67 in 2026

Social Security Faces Severe Cuts Without Urgent Reforms

2025 Social Security COLA Estimate Falls Short for Seniors