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Social Security Has a $67 Billion Problem. Should Current and Future Retirees Be Concerned?
Income for the lower and middle classes is stagnant: Only income up to a certain amount is subject to Social Security payroll ...
Social Security checks for some Americans to be reduced by 50%
Starting in July, the federal agency will start withholding 50% of a person’s check if they’ve received an overpayment of ...
Why Social Security Recipients May Get Smaller Payments Starting July 2025
Regular payments will continue on their standard schedule throughout July 2025. However, recipients who received overpayment ...
Almost 22 Million Seniors Live on Social Security Alone. Here's Why That's a Problem.
The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan advocacy group, recently estimated that 21.8 million seniors today get by on Social ...
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A government mistake could lead to your Social Security benefits being drastically cut starting this month
The Social Security Administration will begin collecting on overpayments of Social Security benefits later this month and ...
Social Security: Why your check may be a bit smaller in July
Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of July will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, ...
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What the 2025 Trustees’ Report Shows About Social Security
The long-term outlook for the Social Security trust funds has declined slightly, the latest annual report from the program’s ...
Social Security: Two Types of Benefits Being Paid This Week
This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...
Social Security COLA 2026: Why your raise could be smaller than expected
In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...