Issues at processing centers have been caused by staff reductions and increased workloads, the government agency said.

(NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a “record-breaking backlog” of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new ...

In fact, only about 89,000 people aged 99 or older received benefits from Social Security last year. Improper ...

Between fiscal years 2015 through 2022, SSA estimates it made nearly $72 billion in improper payments. Beginning March 27, the Social Security Administration will begin withholding 100% of ...

The liberal justices dissented as the high court lets the cost-cutting team scour massive databases on Americans.

SSA’s multiple data systems contain an extensive trove of personal information on most people living in the United States today — as well as those who have died over the years.

Experts say the relatively small amount of improper Social Security payments — estimated at less than 1 percent of paid benefits — has little to do with dead people or undocumented ...