Whether by choice or necessity, a growing number of American seniors are working well into their golden years. As of 2024, 23.4% of men and 16.2% of women…
Read more Getting Social Security checks and working at the same time? Here are the new rules you must know for 2026A higher Medicare premium set to go into effect in 2026 will push the monthly charge above $200 for the first time, with the increase likely to erode…
Read more How rising Medicare premiums could impact what your 2026 Social Security checkThe Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments for the program’s roughly 71 million beneficiaries starting…
Read more Social Security sets its 2026 COLA increase at 2.8%. Here’s what that means for your benefits.A delayed inflation report on Friday is expected to deliver sobering data about the direction of U.S. prices, with economists forecasting that the Consumer Price Index in September…
Read more The government is belatedly releasing inflation data on Friday. Here’s what economists are expecting.It looks official — a letter stamped with the U.S. Supreme Court seal, signed by Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warning that…
Read more Think the Supreme Court sent you a letter? Social Security watchdog has a warning for you.The Social Security Administration’s annual announcement setting next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of the government shutdown, the agency said. Each year, the Social Security…
Read more Government shutdown delays Social Security’s cost-of-living announcement. Here’s what to know.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday tapped Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to take on a second role as CEO of the IRS, a newly created position…
Read more Social Security chief Frank Bisignano also named CEO of the IRSAfter 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to…
Read more Goodbye, paper checks: Social Security payments to go electronic starting next weekSocial Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, which is slightly above the 2.5% increase U.S. retirees received in 2025. That’s according to an estimate from…
Read more Social Security cost-of-living adjustment could increase 2.7% in 2026, according to a new estimateThe Interior Department said U.S. Park Police Chief Jessica Taylor will be retiring from the force to take on a new role with the Social Security Administration. U.S.…
Read more Chief Jessica Taylor to leave US Park Police after force required to directly report to Interior secretary – WTOP NewsCharles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned Friday — days after filing a whistleblower complaint about Department of Government Efficiency employees at the SSA. He…
Read more Social Security Admin.’s chief data officer resigns after filing whistleblower complaintWithin weeks of Donald Trump’s second inaugural, members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team showed up at the Social Security Administration and started demanding access to…
Read more Maddow Blog | Whistleblower accuses DOGE team of endangering critical Social Security dataSocial Security is the foundation for many Americans’ retirement plans. However, not everyone knows all of the details of how the government program works. There are a few…
Read more Nearly Half of Americans Are Absolutely Wrong About This All-Important Social Security RuleThe roughly 70 million people who receive Social Security payments will soon learn how much they’ll receive in their 2025 benefit checks, with the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustment…
Read more Social Security will announce the 2025 COLA within days. Here’s what to expect.Social Security is edging closer to a financial cliff that could eventually lead to sharp benefit cuts for 70 million Americans, with a typical couple facing an annual…
Read more Here’s how much your Social Security benefits could be cut without a fixChanges for some Social Security recipients What to know as Social Security recipients have to update their online accounts 02:38 A technology problem on Friday forced the Social…
Read more Social Security offices forced to close because of unspecified tech problemIf you recently got an email from the Social Security Administration, don’t ignore it. Millions of people who created an online my Social Security account before September 18,…
Read more Social Security recipients must update their online accounts. Here’s what to know.Each year, the Social Security Administration adjusts its benefits to account for inflation, providing an annual cost-of-living increase that’s meant to offset rising prices. This year, the program’s…
Read more Social Security recipients could see the smallest COLA increase since 2021. Here’s what to expect.Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) flopped in her attempt to scold a Social Security Administration official over employee productivity on Wednesday. Boebert told Oren “Hank” McKnelly, an executive counselor…
Read more Social Security Official Shreds Lauren Boebert Over What She Finds ‘Unacceptable’The simplest answer is yes: Social Security income is generally taxable at the federal level, though whether or not you have to pay taxes on your Social Security…
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