Social Security to Raise the Representative Fee Cap to Help With Claiming Benefits
March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024
WOODLAWN, Maryland, March 30 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to raise the fee cap for claimants' representatives, from $7,200 to $9,200, when they and their client agree to use what is known as a "fee agreement process." This will be the first increase to the fee agreement cap since November 2022, when the cap went up from $6,000 to $7,200, after remaining the same for thirteen years.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to raise the fee cap for claimants' representatives, from $7,200 to $9,200, when they and their client agree to use what is known as a "fee agreement process." This will be the first increase to the fee agreement cap since November 2022, when the cap went up from $6,000 to $7,200, after remaining the same for thirteen years.