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First round of July Social Security payments goes out in six days
The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...
August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 29 days
August’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 29 days.
Social Security checks are going out in July 2025. What Washington recipients should know
Supplemental Security Income checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2025, according to the SSA calendar. Notice ...
Here’s how to bolster Social Security
Today, Social Security’s trust funds have a combined reserve of $2.7 trillion, and spending has exceeded revenue since 2021.
How Trump's Social Security overhaul could hit retirees hard in 2025 and beyond
It's hard to plan when you're not sure what's happening next. How President Donald Trump's changes to Social Security are ...
New Social Security Commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy
After months of job cuts, leadership turnover and other turmoil at the Social Security Administration, the agency’s newly ...
The Social Security disaster is near. For real this time.
The solutions are clear to keeping retirement funds solvent. But don’t expect action from our leaders.
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to ...
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Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is ...
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Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is ...