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Social Security backlog & funding update

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 … Continue reading

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3 win Social Security benefits after newspaper profile

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 … Continue reading

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National Hearing Center Aims to Reduce Case Backlog

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 … Continue reading

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