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Social Security - Benefit Calculation Overview Topic of White Paper From CRS
January 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11747) on Jan. 26, 2026, by social policy specialist Barry F. Huston.

Here are excerpts:

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Social Security: Benefit Calculation Overview

Background

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI), referred to on a combined basis as OASDI, are social insurance programs that protect workers and . . .

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