Following reports of abuse, 14 members of Congress are seeking an investigation into Social Security’s oversight of those who manage benefits on behalf of some people with disabilities.

Congress is turning its attention to soaring growth in the Social Security benefits program for children with disabilities and that has advocates on edge.

For the first time in two years, Supplemental Security Income recipients will see a 3.6 percent boost in monthly benefits in 2012.

Disability benefits will be paid on schedule, Social Security officials said, after the president signed last-minute legislation Tuesday to prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt.

People with disabilities could go without Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, benefits come August if lawmakers are unable to reach an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.

A federal children’s disability benefits program is continuing to grow, with one in two beneficiaries now citing behavioral, mental or learning disorders.

Renting an apartment is increasingly too pricey for Americans with disabilities, according to a study out Monday showing that the cost of a one bedroom exceeds the average SSI benefit.

People with disabilities would be able to save up to $5,000 without risking their eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, under a new bill proposed in Congress.

The head of the Social Security Administration is admitting that there are serious problems with a program his agency oversees that provides benefits to children with disabilities.

The president sharply defended entitlement programs benefiting people with disabilities as he laid out his plan to reduce the nation’s budget deficit Wednesday, but said some change is needed.

Days after averting a government shutdown, White House officials say programs benefiting people with disabilities could factor in upcoming efforts to curtail the nation’s deficit.

With a federal government shutdown looking increasingly likely, a variety of services for Americans with disabilities stand to be impacted but to what extent remains unclear.

Funding cuts approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last weekend could spell the end to a Special Olympics initiative and shrink a handful of other disability programs.

Special education appears to be a bright spot for Americans with disabilities in the president’s $3.73 trillion budget proposal released Monday. Other programs didn’t fare as well.

President Barack Obama called for a “bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security” — which includes SSI for those with disabilities — during his State of the Union address Tuesday.