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Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line
The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times ...
First round of Social Security payments goes out today
The first round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...
Social Security: Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" Has Good and Bad News for Retirees
During his campaign, Trump promised to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits. While that measure was cut from ...
Does Big Beautiful Bill Eliminate Taxes on Social Security?
President Trump has been boasting that his One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) eliminated income taxes on Social Security. But did ...
Social Security Hits Major Milestone for Millions
The SSA has now confirmed it has sent out 3.1 million payments to those impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act.
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 ...
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No tax on Social Security? Not quite. What the tax megabill really means for seniors.
The Social Security Administration caused a stir over the weekend after issuing a statement saying that the Republican ...
Hiltzik: Social Security sends millions of Americans a misleading and 'blatantly political' message
The Social Security Administration lied about the GOP budget bill in a message to beneficiaries. Can we trust anything it ...