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Social Security Administration Cuts Hurt Every State
The demands on the Social Security Administration are extraordinarily high. Yet Congress has cut SSA’s core operating budget by 17 percent since 2010.
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Social Security provides monthly benefits to retired workers and workers with disabilities, their dependents, and their survivors.
We examine Social Security’s effects on poverty and on particular demographic groups. We also analyze Social Security reform proposals to determine their likely impact on the program’s long-term solvency and its effectiveness in reducing poverty and hardship.
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Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation
Finalizing a year-end omnibus bill is an important accomplishment for Congress, and the bipartisan bill released today includes several key investments, including significant, permanent advances...
After Years of Budget Cuts, Increased Funding Would Help Social Security Administration Restore Staff and Improve Customer Service
As Congress works to fund the government for fiscal year 2023, policymakers should significantly increase funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the continuing resolution (CR)...
SSI’s 50th Anniversary Highlights Need for Reform Following Decades of Stagnation
This month marks 50 years since the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program was signed into law. SSI was initially intended to help prevent people with disabilities and older adults from living...
Repealing Social Security’s WEP and GPO Rules Would Be Misguided
Congress faces mounting pressure from some current and retired public employees to repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO),...
Social Security Administration Needs Boost in Continuing Resolution to Avoid Customer Service Crisis
Customer service delays at the Social Security Administration (SSA) are causing serious problems for applicants and beneficiaries, who are enduring record-long waits for disability decisions,...
The Nation Has Made Progress Against Poverty But Policy Advances Are Needed to Reduce Still-High Hardship
Chairman Himes, Ranking Member Steil, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Sharon Parrott, President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,...
Social Security 2100: An Overview
It includes 13 provisions that would increase Social Security benefits, 12 of which would be temporary, applying for only five...
Senate Retirement Saving Bill Makes Small Improvements But Retains Basic Flaws of House Version
The Senate Finance Committee recently advanced the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, which would expand federal tax subsidies for retirement saving. The bipartisan Senate bill...
Rubio Parental Leave Proposal Would Weaken Social Security
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Senator Marco Rubio has renewed his deeply flawed proposal that would force parents to choose between the paid...
What the 2022 Trustees’ Report Shows About Social Security
Despite the economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-term outlook for the Social Security trust funds has improved slightly, the latest annual report from the program’s...