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Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2027
Official abstract: Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2026. In addition, the national average wage index for 2025 is $72,800.33. The cost-of-living increase and national average wage index affect other program parameters as described below.
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Official abstract: On August 22, 2012, we announced in the Federal Register a schedule of standard administrative fees we charge to the public for routinely requested records. When authorized, we charge these fees to recover our full costs when we provide information and related services for non-program purposes. We are announcing an update to the previously published schedule of standard administrative fees. The updated standard fee schedule is part of our continued effort to standardize fees for non-program information requests. Standard fees provide consistency and ensure we recover the full cost of supplying information when we receive a request for a purpose not directly related to the administration of a program under the Social Security Act (Act).
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Official abstract: We are providing notice of SSR 26-2p. This SSR explains our policies and consolidates information from our regulations on documenting and evaluating disability in young adults. This ruling rescinds and replaces SSR 11-2p.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Rescission of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 90-2(2)
Official abstract: The Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of AR 90-2(2): Ruppert v. Bowen, 871 F.2d 1172 (2d Cir. 1989)--Evaluation of a Rental Subsidy as In-Kind Income for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Calculation Purposes--Title XVI of the Social Security Act (Act).
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Official abstract: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Under this matching program, OPM will provide SSA with civil service benefit and payment data. This disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of eligibility for the Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program (Extra Help). It will also enable SSA to identify individuals who may qualify for Extra Help as part of the agency's Medicare outreach efforts.
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Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
Official abstract: We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving cardiovascular disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, and comments we received from the public in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program; Correction
Official abstract: We published notice in the Federal Register on May 7, 2026 concerning the continuation of a matching program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That document contained an incorrect date on which the matching program would be applicable. This notice corrects that error.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
Official abstract: Section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) imposed new maximum civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts for infractions of agency rules, and required federal agencies that impose CMPs to adjust these new maximum figures annually for inflation. This final rule adopts without change the regulatory text in the interim final rule that we published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2016.
Read the original on FederalRegister.gov →Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
Official abstract: The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act) requires us to annually adjust the level of CMPs for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and provide notice concerning these new amounts. We are providing notice that we will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels as applicable through January 14, 2027.
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Management and Budget Office, Health and Human Services Department, Agriculture Department, State Department, Agency for International Development, Veterans Affairs Department, Energy Department, Treasury Department, Defense Department, Transportation Department, Commerce Department, Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Agency for Global Media, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Corporation for National and Community Service, Social Security Administration, Housing and Urban Development Department, National Science Foundation, National Archives and Records Administration, Small Business Administration, Justice Department, Labor Department, Homeland Security Department, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Education Department, Export-Import Bank, Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Peace Corps, Election Assistance Commission, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Federal Communications Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Delta Regional Authority, Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, Marine Mammal Commission, Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Credit Union Administration
Official abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. OMB is proposing revisions that would improve transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards across the Federal Government. This includes ensuring that American tax dollars are not wasted or misused, activities performed under Federal awards are consistent with law and policy, and recipients are held accountable when they fail to meet relevant standards. The revisions also aim to ensure that basic American principles of equality and equal opportunity are upheld throughout all stages of the award making process and that unlawful discrimination is no longer permitted. Proposed changes also include providing further clarification on the regulatory status of the OMB requirements and on the process for future updates to the government- wide requirements. Finally, OMB also proposes changes to reduce recipient burden. The listed Federal grant-making agencies propose conforming changes to their respective adopting regulations, or, in the case of some agencies and other entities, establishing new adopting regulations or policies. The proposed changes reflect the administration's commitment to transparency, accountability, and proper oversight for the Federal grantmaking process. The proposed regulations seek to ensure that American tax dollars are ultimately used to serve the needs of the American public.
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Official abstract: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a re-establishment of a matching program with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Under this matching program, Fiscal Service, Treasury will disclose savings security data to SSA. SSA will use the data to determine continued eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients, or the correct benefit amount for recipients and deemors who either did not report or who incorrectly reported their ownership of savings securities.
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Official abstract: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under this matching program, the CMS will disclose to the Social Security Administration (SSA) certain individuals' admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility. Nursing care facility, for purposes of this agreement, means certain facilities referenced in CMS' Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/MDS), System Number 09-70-0528, as defined below. SSA will use this information to administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB) beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States.
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