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If you and your spouse are getting close to retirement, it's important to understand how Social Security really works for married couples. Knowing the rules can help you avoid costly money mistakes ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. This year ...

Claiming Social Security retirement benefits could soon become a little easier to understand. Bipartisan legislation that aims to simplify the terminology related to claiming retirement benefits is ...

The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 ...

Federal assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) serve as a lifeline for a number of especially vulnerable individuals ...

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The way most Social Security beneficiaries get paid will be changing starting this week. As of Sept. 30, paper Social Security checks will be going away for most beneficiaries, meaning that most ...

Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...

The Social Security Administration could change the job and age criteria that helps determine disability eligibility — meaning that 750,000 disabled Americans could be unable to get such benefits. The ...

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The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of September are set to be sent to recipients this week, but as has been seen in recent payments, those who have been overpaid by the Social ...