[NFBOH-Cleveland] Social Security Announces Significant Improvements in the Supplemental Security Income Program

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Social Security Announces Significant Improvements in the Supplemental
Security Income Program


Social Security Administration

July 24, 2026

Baltimore, MD - The Social Security Administration (SSA) today transmitted
the 2026 Annual Report of the Supplemental Security Income Program to the
President and Congress. Highlighted in this year's report are significant
service improvements for the SSI program under the leadership of
Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano.

New initiatives under Commissioner Bisignano have led to a reduction in
improper payments, higher levels of accuracy, and better, faster, and
higher-quality service for America's most vulnerable populations. The
significant improvements include:

*	Streamlining SSI policy instructions for increased transparency.
*	Deploying technology and call segmentation curating better service
for customers.
*	Expanding use of the Access to Financial Institution (AFI) tool,
allowing the agency to identify improper payments early and avoid large
overpayments.
*	Fully implementing the Payroll Information Exchange (PIE), helping
to prevent improper payments with timely wage reporting and reducing the
reporting burden for recipients.
*	Strengthening the control environment with tools like the SSI
non-medical redetermination process, where SSA conducts scheduled interviews
of all non-medical factors to determine ongoing SSI eligibility.
*	Working closely with recipients and their representatives to promote
understanding of the SSI program and maintain trust placed in the agency.

"Under President Trump's leadership, we are protecting and strengthening
Social Security for all Americans, including the nation's most vulnerable.
As part of this commitment, I renewed SSA's focus on SSI over the last
year," said Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano. "For the first time in the
agency's history, I named a lead executive and established the SSI
Improvement office to transform the service we provide to SSI recipients. We
have made the program better for the people who rely on it and the SSA
employees who support them."

View the 2026 <https://www.ssa.gov/oact/ssir/SSI26/>  Annual Report on the
Supplemental Security Income Program

For more than 50 years, the SSI program has provided financial safety for
aged, blind, and disabled Americans with limited resources. They rely on SSI
benefits to meet basic needs of food and shelter. The program provides
security for more than seven million people and is funded from general tax
revenues.

 

 

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National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Vice President

Ohio Legislative Director

Cleveland Chapter, President

 

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