Oklahoma residents: act immediately to get disability benefits

When Oklahoma residents are in serious need of help, immediate action is often necessary to address the issue. For example, when it comes to Social Security disability benefits, individuals are often in need of assistance right away. After all, the benefits are necessary to help the individual meet their financial obligations. Despite the person’s…

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Understanding the basics of Supplemental Security Income

Many Oklahoma residents are familiar with Social Security benefits, whether they are currently receiving benefits or whether they are simply paying into the system. Individuals may be less familiar with Supplemental Security Income, which is a different program that provides different benefits to those in need. Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is similar to…

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1.7 percent increase coming to Social Security benefits

  With housing, food costs and other living expenses seemingly increasing all the time, individuals are often in need of financial assistance in order to cover their expenses. Millions of Americans, including many Oklahoma residents, depend in particular on receiving their Social Security benefits in order to meet their financial obligations. Recently, it was…

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Could the SSA have the backlog that tops all backlogs?

Here’s a trivia question for your Friday afternoon: What federal government agency has a backlog that is the largest in the nation? If you guessed the Veteran’s Administration, you would be wrong; even though you would be justified in guessing it. After all, there are more than 500,000 claims in flux, and waiting times…

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2015 COLA increase to be 1.7 percent

Last October, the government shutdown dominated headlines as legislators bickered over passing bills to fund the government as a way to exercise their political muscles. This year, the economy’s growth (even though a slight stock market decline has investors concerned) has tabled any discussion about funding bills. With that, the cost of living adjustment…

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