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Lawmakers Could Raise Social Security's Full Retirement Age. Here's What That Might Mean for You
Lawmakers don't want to see those cuts happen, so they've been talking through different solutions to prevent them. And one ...
Critics say Social Security misleads public on wait times
The Social Security Administration is providing less information about caller wait times. Critics complain it's misleading ...
Are You Owed Money Thanks to the SSFA? You Might Need to Do Something to Get It
The Social Security Fairness Act removed restrictions on benefits for people with government pensions. If you're one of them, ...
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The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the ...
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Ready or Not: Social Security Changes Rolling Out in 2025
1. Monthly check gets a modest bump. The 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in January 2025 raises the average retired worker’s benefit by an estimated $49 per month, to $1,976 per month.. The ...
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Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' vs. Social Security: Should retirees worry? - The Tennessean
Trump proposed doing away with taxes on Social Security benefits. Not only are taxes on Social Security income complicated, they can significantly reduce the value of each retiree's monthly checks.
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Government Reverses Cuts for 2,8 Million Retirees — Social Security Benefits Restored Under New Law
Millions of beneficiaries of Social Security will now be able to have their full benefits restored to them under a new law that was signed into effect by former President Joe Biden prior to the new ...
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President Donald Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is Missing His "No Tax on Social Security" Promise -- and There's Likely a Good Reason Why - The Motley Fool
According to the 2024 Social Security Board of Trustees Report, approximately $1.35 trillion was collected by the program in 2023. More than 91% of this income derived from the 12.4% payroll tax ...
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Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems
The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
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Social Security Sounds the Alarm on Possible Payment Delays
Employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) told USA Today that thousands of Americans could see delays or stopped checks, as officials have instructed workers to focus on roughly ...
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Supreme Court lets DOGE access sensitive Social Security Administration information
Social Security chief on wait times, technology upgrades and agency's future 03:22. Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the White House's Department of Government ...
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Supreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security data - NBC News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security Administration data. The conservative ...