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Social Security
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Social Security is a U.S. government program that provides financial support to retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving family members. It’s primarily funded by payroll taxes and provides monthly benefits to those who have contributed to the system.
2024 Social Security COLA Tracker: Latest Estimate Dips Below 3%
With inflation at its lowest point since March 2021, The Senior Citizens League revises next year’s cost-of-living adjustment projection to 2.7%
Outliving Assets Still Greatest Fear of Retirees and Near-Retirees
Latest Cerulli Edge report says Americans seeking certainty regarding their retirement savings amid longer life expectancies
Senate Sends Debt Ceiling Bill to Biden, Averting Potential Default
Legislation passed in Congress this week means no delay for Social Security checks and resumption of federal student loan payments in September
Social Security Administration Latest to Launch a Podcast
'SSA Talks' first premiered on May 26, and featured leaders from the Social Security Administration who discussed the agency's hiring process and goals
Debt Ceiling Deal: Social Security Payments Likely Not Delayed; Student Loan Payments to Resume
President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy’s agreement to raise the debt limit expected to be see House vote on Wednesday
Pence: Trump and Biden ‘Identical’ on Social Security
Former VP and potential presidential candidate says 2024 frontrunners ignoring much-needed entitlement reform
2024 Social Security COLA Projection Now at 3.1%
May update based on new inflation data shows next year’s adjustment is on pace to fall well short of this year’s historic 8.7% increase
69% of Near Retirees Failed or Barely Passed MassMutual’s Social Security Quiz
The quiz underlines the need for employee education on Social Security and its nuances, says MassMutual
Debt Limit Standoff: Are Social Security Benefits at Risk?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s May 1 warning adds new urgency that default could happen by June 1, with plenty of uncertainty surrounding whether or not Social Security payments could be delayed
3 Proposals to ‘Fix’ Social Security
With Social Security beneficiaries projected to face a 23% cut by 2033, urgency is building for fixes to extend the troubled program’s solvency