Some Social Security beneficiaries will get an extra November check
Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive an extra payment next month. Here's who will get the extra checks and why.
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Here's the 2025 COLA increase for Social Security recipients
Social Security benefits are given a cost-of-living adjustment each year. The 2025 COLA increase is the smallest since 2021.
Here's how much your Social Security benefits could fall without a fix
Social Security's trust fund could run out of money as soon as 2033, resulting in a $16,500 annual benefits cut, experts warn.
Social Security will set 2025 COLA within days. Here's what to know.
The Social Security Administration will set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment within days. Here's what the experts say.
Social Security offices forced to close because of unspecified tech problem
Social Security Administration cited a "hardware issue" after it had to close offices and suspend personalized online services.
Social Security recipients must update their online accounts.
Social Security is counting on its Login.gov service to shrink lengthy wait times for people who need to call the agency.
Social Security recipients could see smallest COLA increase since 2021
Social Security adjusts its benefits each year to account for inflation. But as prices are cooling, seniors are likely to see a smaller bump this year.
Social Security says it's improving a practice called unfair by critics
Social Security said it will stop relying on outdated information to determine whether someone qualifies for disability.
How Social Security's overpayment mistakes can be your responsibility
Each year, about a million people are told they owe the Social Security Administration money because the agency miscalculated their benefits and paid them too much.
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Social Security recipients struggle to pay back agency after overpayments
The Social Security Administration is trying to recoup billions in overpayments, telling retirees and disabled workers to pay up over miscalculated benefits.
Why Social Security's next cost-of-living hike could hurt seniors
The 2024 inflation adjustment won't be as large as last year's hike. That means some older Americans could lose ground.
"A system in crisis": Federal disability programs force difficult choices
Disability applicants often turn to Social Security early retirement benefits — even though it could cost them tens of thousands of dollars in future income, lawyers say.
Here's when the 8.7% Social Security hike will arrive in 2023
Seniors and other recipients are getting the biggest bump since 1981. But tax and Medicare issues may complicate things.
GOP wants to hike Social Security, Medicare eligibility age to 70
House Republicans who may regain majority in midterm elections say "miracle" of longer lives necessitates raising retirement age.
Social Security makes it easier to change sex marker in records
People can now change their sex marker on their Social Security number record without sex designation documentation.
Social Security payments to rise 8.7% in 2023 — highest in decades
With inflation forcing many seniors to cut back on food and medicine, annual cost-of-living hike will boost their income.
Social Security 2023 COLA: Here's when you'll get the benefit
Each year, seniors and others on Social Security receive a cost-of-living adjustment. Next year, they'll see an 8.7% hike.
"It's a scary time," one disabled widow said of inflation hit
Some older Americans are cutting back on food, medicine and other basics. An annual Social Security bump may not be enough.
Medicare premiums will drop next year. Here are the savings.
For the first time in a decade, seniors will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare's Part B plan.
Seniors could see Social Security boost of $1,729 next year
Annual cost-of-living bump could be biggest since 1981, but may be smaller than many had hoped amid stubbornly high inflation.
Social Security recipients could get $1,900 boost next year
Consumer prices are cooling but remain near 40-year highs, leading experts to predict a big benefits bump in January.
Millions of U.S. seniors can't afford basic necessities
About half of all senior men and women living alone are either in poverty or struggle to afford essentials.
Social Security checks could get a 10.5% bump due to inflation
June inflation was higher than expected, at 9.1%. That could set up seniors for the biggest payment boost since 1981.
Social Security's cost-of-living bump could be near 11%: Report
Seniors are on track for the biggest cost-of-living adjustment in four decades, according to a new analysis.
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