Social Security benefit amounts for 2023
On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced an 8.7 percent benefit increase in 2023, surpassing the 5.9 percent increase in 2022. Beginning in [...]
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Social Security benefits projected to increase significantly in 2023
In 2022, Social Security beneficiaries received a 5.9% cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase to their monthly benefits. The COLA is calculated each year and is based on [...]
Survivor’s benefits extended to more same-sex spouses and partners
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides survivors benefits to widows or widowers starting at 60 years old. Social Security previously required same-sex couples to [...]
Lawsuit filed against Social Security Administration for pandemic policies leading to reduced SSI payments
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are cash benefits provided to older adults and individuals with disabilities. As of 2021, there are around 8 million people who [...]
Social Security benefit amounts for 2022
The Social Security Administration announced that benefits will increase by 5.9 percent in 2022. This increase in benefits is the largest since 1982. Each year, Social [...]
Social Security benefits may significantly increase in 2022
Every year, Social Security calculates a cost of living adjustment (COLA) in response to inflation. COLA is determined based on an increase in the Consumer Price Index for [...]
President Biden fires Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Andrew Saul was appointed by Trump as commissioner of the Social Security Administration on October 2, 2018. His six-year term was to expire in 2025, but President Biden [...]
Social Security benefit amounts for 2021
Social Security benefits increased by a small amount in 2021. Each year, Social Security calculates a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefit amounts, based on the [...]
Joe Biden’s plan to fix Social Security
The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Donald Trump’s presidency, have had a big impact on Social Security’s finances. This is quickly becoming one of the major issues [...]
Social Security Works: Trump will destroy Social Security if re-elected
Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration recently published a letter in response to an inquiry from Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden [...]
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