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August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 20 days
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 20 days. SSI payments are ...
Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line
The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times ...
Second round of Social Security payments issued in four days
Social Security payments usually begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the ...
Social Security Warning Issued as Agency Moves 1,000 Staffers
The Social Security Administration reassigned about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to its national ...
Social Security is pulling workers from its field offices to man the growing number of calls at its 1-800 number
Phones have been ringing off the hook at the Social Security Administration prompting the agency to use a temporary solution ...
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Other views: Dawdling on Social Security will only increase the pain
President Donald Trump has vowed not to cut Social Security benefits, and it’s easy to understand his position: Proposing ...
Social Security letter on taxes sends confusing message, some experts say
The Social Security Administration says most won’t pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But Congress didn’t directly ...
It pays to wait to claim Social Security retirement benefits. Having a ‘bridge strategy' can help
Retirees may see an approximate 77% increase to their Social Security benefits by waiting from age 62 to age 70 to claim ...
Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump's new tax cuts law
The Social Security Administration has sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating that President Donald Trump’s ...
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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 ...