A False Sense Of Security? The Latest Turmoil At The Social Security Administration
February 18, 2026
So, has the new year brought improved conditions at the Social Security Administration? As we highlighted throughout 2025, disruptions from government cost-cutting efforts, along with fewer offices and staff at the Social Security Administration, all combined to mean that Social Security recipients were experiencing significant and at times unresolvable problems…
Security In Retirement: Making Decisions About Your Social Security Payouts
December 10, 2025
As you likely know, this has been an extraordinary year for news about the Social Security Administration. With all of the political changes in Washington and efforts to slash government spending, there has been enormous upheaval in the Social Security Administration, which continues on to this day. While many beneficiaries…
Not So Secure: Benefit And Data Uncertainty At The Social Security Administration
September 3, 2025
Feeling insecure about the state of Social Security? If so, you’re not alone. A recent study from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that 7 out of 10 people not yet retired are concerned that Social Security won’t be there for them when they need it. For those who…
Social Security: Change Is In the Air
July 30, 2025
If you’re over 62 and retired, chances are you are now receiving Social Security benefits. That makes you one of millions of older adults who receive Social Security each month, many of whom rely on their Social Security benefits as an important- even primary- source of income once they have…
A Spurious Saga: What’s Actually Happening With Your Social Security
July 16, 2025
In our continuing effort to objectively and accurately cover the latest actions of the Federal government to overhaul and change rules and laws related to the Social Security Administration, it’s time for a new update. As you’ll likely remember from previous posts, there has been much chaos and uncertainty over…
Uncertain Status: The Ongoing Uncertainty About Social Security
April 30, 2025
The turmoil at the Social Security Administration, which we’ve previously profiled, continues on, as more staff firings may be in the works, computer systems malfunction, and remaining staff struggle to address problems and consumer fears in a system that was already at a 50-year staffing low even before the current…