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Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its databases to check whether beneficiaries are alive or dead. It has already added dates of death to millions of people’s records,
Related: How the IRS taxes Social Security income in retirement. The new tax break is welcome news for the over 66 million Americans who collect Social Security income, including
In the month of May, traditional Social Security recipients will get their benefit payments a few days later than usual. You can blame the calendar.
Millions of recipients could soon be entitled to the tax break, should the provision make its way into the final bill.
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What some lawmakers have suggested as a means of addressing Social Security's fiscal woes is pushing full retirement age back to 68 or 69. The logic is that since Americans are living longer, making them wait longer to get their benefits in full isn't unreasonable.
COLA may be the smallest increase in five years, but inflation trends could shift that outlook. Here's what we know now.
Social Security commissioner Frank Bisignano told Fox News on Sunday that eliminating waste, fraud and abuse and saving the agency from insolvency are key priorities.
Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is expected to be below this year’s level, which would make it the lowest since 2021 and put pressure on older adults’ budgets as U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month.
A Fall River woman was sentenced to prison Monday in federal court in Boston for stealing her child’s Social Security benefits for six years.
If you want to get the most out of the program, there are a few steps you need to take before you sign up so you can optimize your lifetime benefit.