With a payroll deduction plan, employers withhold money from an employee's paycheck, most commonly for employee benefits and taxes. It can be voluntary or involuntary.

The Social Security Administration is looking to cut down on who qualifies for Supplemental Security Income and decrease payments for some existing beneficiaries. The agency signaled in a recent ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Social Security's latest Trustees report wasn't exactly positive. The most recent estimates have Social Security's combined trust funds running dry by 2034. Benefit cuts are possible at that point, ...

Social Security was created 90 years ago as a means of helping seniors stay out of poverty. Today, all these years later, many seniors still rely on these benefits as a crucial source of income during ...

LITTLE ROCK — Q. How does Social Security decide if I am disabled? A. For an adult to be considered disabled, Social Security must determine that you are unable to do the work you did before and ...

Social Security payments for August will soon be distributed to a little more than 1.9 million Georgians, including retirees and those with qualifying disabilities. For most recipients, Social ...

Social Security beneficiaries would welcome extra money in the bank from a COLA hike. But some might only be looking at $50 a month or less extra.

Explore what regressive taxes are, how they affect low-income earners, and examples like sales, excise, and payroll taxes that disproportionately impact lower incomes.