SSA Announces the 2025 COLA Increase of 2.5%
Updated 11/8/24: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will increase $10.30 for 2025. The new amount will be $185.00 (up ...
SSA Announces the 2019 COLA Increase of 2.8%
SSA Announces the 2019 COLA Increase of 2.8% On October 11, 2018, the Social Security Administration announced that the monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will increase 2. ...
SSA announces the 2017 COLA increase of 0.3%
SSA announces the 2017 COLA increase of 0.3% Social Security Administration has announced that the monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will increase 0.3% in 2017. Increased ...
October 23, 2014 in Breaking News, Certs/ 50059s (Including income/assets/expenses), EIV, RHIIP Listserv, Social Security
State Level Administration of State Supplementary Payments
There has been a recent change in the administration of state level SSP payments that you must be aware of as it directly impacts verification procedures owners in some states must now follow for SSI ...
SS Debit Cards Now Count as Assets
As of March 1, 2013, all Social Security benefits will be paid via direct deposit or via Debit Express debit cards. Several periodicals report that while the transition takes place, paper checks will ...
Digital Payments for Social Security
As of March 1, 2013, the Treasury Department is requiring that all people receiving Social Security, VA, SSI and other federal benefits will receive their payments electronically - no more checks wil ...
Some EIV Users Can’t Get Identity Verification Reports
HUD made an announcment, on December 10, 2012, that there are 257 EIV Users who cannot access the following Identity Verification Reports: Pending Verification Report, Failed EIV Pre-Screening Report ...
2013 Medicare Premium Goes Up $5
On November 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Medicare Part B premium will go up $5 for 2013; the new amount will be $104.90.
COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) 2013
Social Security has released the new cost of living adjustment - the increase is 1.7%, effective January 1, 2013. However, information about Medicare premiums has not yet been released.
Your Check Won’t Be In The Mail After This Year!
Even the Associated Press (April 16, 2012) has gotten the word, and has sent out this warning of the March, 2013 deadline:  “Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of ...