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The trustees for Social Security have just issued their annual report. And, as we have learned annually over recent years, the system cannot meet its Read More
The trustees for Social Security have just issued their annual report. And, as we have learned annually over recent years, the system cannot meet its obligations. According to this latest report, the Social Security system will not be able to meet its obligations to retirees by 2035. In 2035, the system will be adequate to meet just 83% of its obligations. This is supposedly good news because the projected shortfall occurs one year later than reported last year. But the change simply reflects...
The trustees for Social Security have just issued their annual report. And, as we have learned annually over recent years, the system cannot meet its obligations. According to this latest report, the Social Security system will not be able to meet its obligations to retirees by 2035. In 2035, the system will be adequate to meet just 83% of its obligations. This is supposedly good news because the projected shortfall occurs one year later than reported last year. But the change simply reflects...
You may or may not have to pay back any extra Social Security money you were sent.
Social Security offers retirement income that can never run out, and would-be retirees have many smart strategies to max out their lifetime payout from the program. But they have quite a few ways to mess up their retirement benefits, too, from basics such as not following the rules or not planning to more complex screw-ups […]
Social Security just expanded access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and reduced the administrative burden for low-income households.
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Social Security recipients could be in line for a $60-per-month boost. Benefit rises each year in-line with inflation which has remained sticky in 2024. Analysts estimate payments will increase 3.2 percent for 2025