Social Security Fees Stay Capped: No Changes Yet
Published Date: 5/6/2025
Notice
Summary
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is keeping the $9,200 fee limit for now and canceling part of their earlier plan to change it. They’ll only announce fee increases in the future, following the law. This means anyone dealing with fee agreements can count on the current cap staying put—at least for now!
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Social Security $9,200 Fee Cap Kept
You can rely on the Social Security fee cap staying at $9,200 for now. The SSA says it is retaining part of its May 10, 2024 notice and will only publish a Federal Register notice when it increases the fee cap, as the Social Security Act requires.
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