Tag: Social Security

People of different ages and nationalities

Most workers have never created an online my SocialSecurity account to get an estimate of their future retirement benefits. The people who do use this feature tend to be older or are retired and already receiving their benefits. If only more younger adults would log on. One 31-year-old worker, after looking up his personal estimat…

Senior man sitting at a table using a laptop and talking on a cellphone

It’s possible to raise electronic filing somewhat, but many will still contact the agency directly. The Social Security Administration faces an enormous challenge to maintain its services as retiring baby boomers increase the demand and budget constraints and retiring staff limit the agency’s capacity to deliver.  (The number of SSA employees has been cut sharply…