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Social Security update: Republican senator outlines proposed changes
Senator Bill Cassidy on Friday proposed significant changes to Social Security to prevent the agency's impending ...
The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your Benefits Could Increase.
The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...
Claiming Social Security at 62: How much you'll actually receive and what it costs you
When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...
Your Social Security Payments Could Be Cut in Half—Here’s Why
Starting in August, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will claw back overpayments, potentially reducing recipients’ ...
Can you qualify for credit card debt forgiveness while on Social Security?
And, your Social Security benefits are also protected from most creditors under federal law. Credit card companies and debt ...
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What’s really going on with Social Security? Here’s what the latest numbers say
The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...
What Happens to Your Social Security When You Die?
Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...
Social Security is rerouting staff to man the phone lines — and hiding how long callers are waiting
The Social Security administration is moving some workers to do teleservice work and address their most pressing needs.