Allan W Ben PC

05/28/2026

Bill seeks to end Social Security earnings penalty for early retirees

What’s changing?: The bill would end benefit reductions for early retirees who earn above annual limits, allowing them to keep full Social Security payments while working.

Who gains most?: Early claimants still working—especially those modestly above current thresholds—would see immediate income boosts without temporary withholdings.

Why the debate?: Supporters cite fairness and labor participation; critics warn of trust fund pressures amid looming 2033 depletion projections.

05/28/2026

Policy change risk: A proposed SSI rule could remove SNAP benefits from income calculations, potentially cutting payments for up to 400,000 recipients.

05/28/2026

COLA outlook rises: Projections for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment range from 3.9% to 4.2%, exceeding 2026’s 2.8% increase due to higher inflation.

05/26/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/a-new-social-security-bill-could-let-working-retirees-keep-more-of-their-checks/ar-AA23Of3z?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6a15f28f8bd94c1092d3e4b1b2ec1f27&cvpid=3cc34c8cf1a148b6e9baace7da568219&ei=10

Congress is considering a bill to eliminate the Social Security earnings test. Here is how the current penalty works and how the change would affect your check.

04/20/2026

02/24/2026

Beginning March 7, 2026, the Social Security Administration will implement a nationwide operational shift that changes how appointments are scheduled and how cases and claims are processed.

The overhaul centers on two new systems: the National Appointment Scheduling Calendar (NASC) and the National Workload Management (NWLM) system. Together, they move the SSA away from a primarily local-office-driven structure and toward a national workflow model. These changes aim to make booking appointments easier and shift workloads from busy offices to underutilized ones, thereby speeding up claims.

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02/12/2026

This may sound good that the wait times on phones may go down, which I doubt, but just having a file opened and sent to dds to be worked is way to long.

After shedding thousands of employees, SSA is reassigning workers amid fears the moves will cause backlogs to grow.

02/07/2026

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-social-security-administration-is-bleeding-staff/

New data show rapidly shrinking staff numbers at the Social Security Administration, reducing the agency’s ability to serve older adults, people with disabilities, and other claimants.

12/31/2025

https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/29/trump-social-security-cuts-customer-service/

This is only going to get worse.

Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.