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No Social Security Payment Is Being Paid This Week. Here's Why
No Social Security payments are scheduled to go out this week. The Social Security Administration (SSA) distributes monthly ...
Social Security says it will no longer send paper checks. What you need to know
The Trump administration will soon stop sending out paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries, as part of an effort to ...
Social Security Updates for August: Key News You Need to Know
From the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which left some confused about Social Security taxes, to concerns about ...
Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Predictions Are Ticking Upward. Here's Why That's Not a Good Thing.
Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation.
Here's Why August Is a Crucial Month for Social Security
As such, the way inflation trends in August will have a huge impact on next year's Social Security raise. Similarly, in ...
A Good Plan to Keep Social Security Solvent
A proposal by Sens. Bill Cassidy and Tim Kaine could help fill the funding gap.
Are Social Security Cuts a Myth? Here's What's Really Happening.
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This Is the Average Social Security Benefit for Age 70
The average Social Security benefit at 70 is higher than the benefits at the other eight claiming years (62 to 69). The ...
Fact Check: Are ID checks optional in the latest Social Security phone services change?
The Social Security Administration is walking back a controversial policy proposal that would have required millions of ...
Social Security Retirees Just Got Bad News From President Donald Trump
President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data.