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Here's what to know about Social Security's December payments, from SSI checks to the COLA increase
Social Security beneficiaries have some changes coming in December and January, due to quirks of the calendar and a payment hike.
Social Security update: First round of December payments worth $4,873 goes out in eight days
The first round of December’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in eight days. Here is everything you need to know about December’s Social Security payments,
Social Security Benefits Get a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2025, and It's a Big Deal for Retirees
Social Security payments receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to protect the purchasing power of benefits from inflation. Americans have ranked inflation as their most pressing financial concern for three consecutive years,
What to Know About Social Security Payments for December 2024
While seniors will get their regularly scheduled benefit checks this month, 2025 brings an entirely new cost-of-living adjustment for beneficiaries.
Don’t waste time waiting in line, these are the days Social Security offices are closed in December
Avoiding long waits at Social Security offices can save you time and frustration, especially during the busy holiday season.
What the cost-of-living adjustment increase in Social Security means
A 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment increase will mean an extra $50 a month for most Social Security and SSI recipients.
Social Security December 2024: Your Money Is on the Way. Here's When to Expect It
Now that we're officially in December, Social Security recipients can begin to look forward to their next check. The first round of payments will soon go out, and three more will follow ...
What will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan?
Trump’s plan to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits would help current beneficiaries, but future recipients may be ...
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Social Security Looms As A Backdoor To Universal Basic Income
Social Security is in the process of morphing into “universal basic income” (UBI). The previous statement isn’t an endorsement of UBI, as much as it’s a prediction about what’s going to happen. Is ...
America Sees Drop in People Collecting Type of Social Security Benefit
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a benefits program available to people with disabilities as well as older adults ...
2 Changes Donald Trump Wants to Make to Social Security: Will 2026 Be the Year They Become Reality?
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to shake things up in Washington in his second term. Mass deportations, high tariffs ...
I’m a Retirement Planner: 7 Biggest Fears of Middle-Class Retirees on Social Security
Millions of Americans rely on Social Security during retirement, but those in the middle class -- anyone whose income is two ...
Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number
In the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is incredibly irresponsible
Instead of being fair, this legislation will lead to harsher and faster automatic benefit cuts for most of us.
‘It’s a nightmare’: Future of Social Security Administration in question as overpayments continue
For a year and a half, 11 Investigates has been reporting on the millions of Americans facing Social Security overpayments, by no fault of their own.