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Description. US-SocialSecurityAdmin-Seal.svg. Seal of the United States Social Security Administration. It appears on Social Security cards. Source. Extracted from PDF file of the SSA's 2008 budget request (direct PDF link here ), and colorized based on images on the SSA home page. Author.
The United States Social Security Administration ( SSA) [ 2] is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. To qualify for most of these benefits, most workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings; the ...
In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). [ 1] The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, [ 2] and the existing version of the Act, as amended, [ 3] encompasses several social ...
If you start to get benefits at age 62, your monthly benefit is cut by 30% to $1,400 to account for the longer time you’ll receive benefits. This decrease is usually permanent. If you choose to ...
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Disability Benefits. You can easily apply for disability benefits online if you are: 18 or older. not currently receiving benefits on your own social security record. unable to work because of a ...
In 2009, nearly 51 million Americans received $650 billion in Social Security benefits. The effects of Social Security took decades to manifest themselves. In 1950, it was reported that as many as 40% of Americans over 65 were still employed in some capacity, but by 1980 that figure had dropped to less than 20%.
The government needs to make significant changes to get Social Security in a good place, and to do so, they need to keep the purpose and goal of the critical program top of mind.