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The annual COLA is appreciated, but it hasn't always kept up with inflation enough to reasonably cancel it out. According to ...
The long-term outlook for the Social Security trust funds has declined slightly, the latest annual report from the program’s ...
The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a crucial mechanism applied annually by Social Security to ensure beneficiaries' payments keep pace with rising prices.
The president and his allies claim they want to target “waste, fraud and abuse.” Such targets either don’t add up or don’t ...
If you receive more Social Security benefits than you are owed, ... which represents 0.5% of total benefits paid, the Congressional Research Service said in its 2024 report.
The Social Security bill on Tuesday won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75, ... according to reports from the Congressional Research Service. ...
Around 1% of all Social Security beneficiaries—some 745,679 Americans as of December 2023, according to the Congressional Research Service—saw their spousal or widow(er)’s benefits reduced ...
The Congressional Research Service estimated that in December 2023, there were 745,679 people, about 1% of all Social Security beneficiaries, who had their benefits reduced by the Government ...
The Social Security bill on Tuesday won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75, in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. The bill now heads to the Senate, where passage is not assured ...
The Social Security bill on Tuesday won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75, in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. The bill now heads to the Senate, where passage is not assured ...
The Social Security bill on Tuesday won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75, in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. The bill now heads to the Senate, where passage is not assured ...
What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits The Capitol is pictured, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) The Capitol is pictured ...