Social Security bill would give seniors an extra $2,400 a year
Some lawmakers want to revise the retirement program to shore up its funding and boost benefits for its 69 million recipients.
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Social Security official: Monthly benefits likely to rise 8%
A cost-of-living adjustment of 8% would be the highest for Social Security beneficiaries since 1981.
Social Security checks could jump 8.6%, expert predicts
Seniors are struggling after a cost-of-living adjustment last year failed to keep up with surging inflation.
Social Security to allow people to self-select their sex
The agency is "committed to reducing barriers and ensuring the fair treatment of the LGBTQ+ community," an official said.
Social Security checks will receive 5.9% increase in 2022
It's the biggest increase in almost 40 years, and it comes as inflation is eating away at seniors' buying power.
Report finds federal agencies fall short on cybersecurity
A Senate report has finds federal agencies are not meetings government cybersecurity standards. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN AM to discuss the report.
Social Security checks may see biggest hike in four decades
Annual benefit hike could top 6% due to fast-rising inflation. But retirees would have to wait until 2022 to see it.
Biden fires Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
But Saul, who was appointed by former President Trump, is refusing to resign, according to the Washington Post.
Thousands of errors to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments -- costing taxpayers billions -- and identity headaches
Thousands of errors to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments -- costing taxpayers billions -- and identity headaches. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, July 5 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
30 million seniors face stimulus check delays, lawmakers say
After asking about the delay, lawmakers say the Social Security Administration sent payment data to the IRS on Thursday.
Social Security recipients to get extra $20 a month in 2021
Next year's cost of living adjustment is 1.3%, but some say the adjustment doesn't reflect real costs for seniors.
Social Security's 2021 increase may be among smallest ever
Projected 1.3% bump would come after Social Security benefits have lost almost one-third of their buying power.
Almost 110,000 Americans died waiting for disability hearing
Appeals backlog means people can wait years for their cases to be heard. By then, it's often too late.
Social Security recipients say they're still waiting for stimulus checks
One Social Security recipient who has been waiting for weeks said he's disheartened: "It's not a good system."
Some Social Security recipients to get stimulus checks today
Americans who get supplemental income set to get the money by direct deposit, while checks go out on Friday.
Older Puerto Rico residents won't get stimulus checks until June
Residents of U.S. territories who collect Social Security are among some of the last groups to receive their checks.
Americans married to immigrants might not get stimulus checks
The issue could impact more than 1 million U.S. citizens who file joint tax returns with their immigrant spouses.
How to spot Social Security scams
A Senate hearing put the spotlight on Social Security scams.
Americans are losing millions of dollars to Social Security scams
The Department of Justice is trying to crack down on U.S. telecom carriers allegedly facilitating hundreds of millions of scam robocalls.
How to avoid being scammed by Social Security robocalls
In the first half of this year, people filed nearly 73,000 reports of Social Security impostors, reporting losses of $17 million.
Social Security raise for 2020? About $24 a month
The 1.6% cost-of-living increase will take effect in January, lifting the average monthly payment to $1,503
Claiming Social Security too early costs Americans $3.4 trillion
Only 4% of retirees claim the benefit at the optimal time. Everyone else is losing out on $111,000 per household
Your old tax returns could be on sale for $1.04
Identity theft has never been this cheap — you can buy anything from old tax returns to bank accounts on the dark web
Social Security number phone scam costing victims millions: FTC
The FTC said an old scam using Social Security numbers took in $17 million at its peak -- and this one's tab is already $19 million
Social Security may use Facebook and Instagram posts to nix disability claims
The agency now uses social media to investigate fraud, but soon it may expand that to evaluate disability applicants
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