A few weeks later, the SSA amended this to say that those applying for Social Security disability benefits, Medicare or SSI would be able to complete their applications over the phone, while ...

Social Security's 2026 COLA is on track for a "Trump bump" Following a decade of anemic raises in the 2010s -- three years during the decade (2010, 2011, and 2016) saw no COLA passed along due to ...

President Trump signed an executive order in March requiring Treasury Department payments to be made electronically — eliminating paper checks, including Social Security checks and Supplemental ...

For comparison, the average monthly Social Security benefit as of January 2025 was $1,976, according to Social Security Administration (SSA) data. A cut of 19% would amount to a reduction of $376 ...

Instead, Social Security beneficiaries would see a cut of between 19% to 23% to their benefits, the report said. The current average Social Security benefit for a retiree stands at $1,976, which ...

Starting in September, all federal disbursements, including Social Security, SSDI, SSI and tax refunds will be sent electronically, ending the era of paper payments.

Social Security paid out nearly $72 billion in improper payments, mostly overpayments, from 2015 to 2011, USA Today reported. That figure accounted for less than 1% of the almost $8.6 trillion in ...