Opinions – 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: 1/23/12
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Social Security recipients to get 3.6 percent more
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits next year, their first raise since 2009, the government announced Wednesday. The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Wednesday morning. About 8 million people who receive Supplemental Security Income will also receive [...] |
Social Security makes $8B in improper payments
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — A government investigator says the Social Security Administration made $6.5 billion in overpayments to people not entitled to receive them in 2009, including $4 billion under a supplemental income program for the very poor The Social Security inspector general told Congress Tuesday that most of the overpayments were made to people who were [...] |



