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New figures are out about the Social Security backlog (September 2008 issue of the Social Security Forum):
The number of cases waiting for a decision at Social Security reached a record high of 767,000.
The average wait time is 532 days, with wait times varying between 283 days and 943 days (just under three years).
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about three people who were awarded Social Security disability benefits after waiting years for a decision:
Social Security spokesman Mark Lassiter said the three cases were reviewed following an Aug. 3 article about the 21,000 people waiting for their day in court at the agency’s two Atlanta offices. Catherine Mulhall, Tony Mata and [...]
Social Security Administration is establishing a National Hearing Center (NHC) so that a centralized cadre of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) can use video hearing technology to hear cases in the most backlogged parts of the country. … The agency also plans to hire about 150 ALJs and some additional hearing office support staff [...]
