Social Security checks could be cut by $500 a month in 2032, report finds
Beneficiaries would continue receiving payments if Social Security's trust fund is depleted, but checks could shrink by about 24%, according to a new report.
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Beneficiaries would continue receiving payments if Social Security's trust fund is depleted, but checks could shrink by about 24%, according to a new report.
A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.
The Social Security Administration wouldn't stop issuing benefits once its trust funds are exhausted, but it could be forced to cut benefits.
A higher Medicare Part B premium in 2026 could erode next year's cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, experts say.
Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is aimed at helping the program's 75 million beneficiaries keep pace with inflation.
Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual target.
As Social Security celebrates its 90th anniversary, concerns are growing over its funding and recent staffing cuts.
One advocacy group estimates that Social Security recipients will get a 2.7% cost-of-living increase in 2026.
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Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll taxes.
The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.
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In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.
Allianz survey finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans are more worried about running out of money in retirement than they are about dying.
The move by the Social Security Administration essentially cancels an immigrant's Social Security number and classifies them as dead.
The average wait time for Social Security calls has doubled in the last six months to 104 minutes.
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The agency said it has so far sent retroactive benefits to more than 1 million people due to the Social Security Fairness Act.
Acting Social Security commissioner Lee Dudek is facing questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren over his reported actions.
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"In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," said an 84-year-old woman whose late husband's Social Security benefits were slashed. "It's not fair."
Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive an extra payment next month. Here's who will get the extra checks and why.
Social Security benefits are given a cost-of-living adjustment each year. The 2025 COLA increase is the smallest since 2021.
Social Security's trust fund could run out of money as soon as 2033, resulting in a $16,500 annual benefits cut, experts warn.
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Denver city staff say that a recreation center in the Montbello neighborhood that's been closed since a 14 year old was shot and killed there will reopen next week.
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