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Social Security workers say the shutdown has them unable to help with benefit letters
Ashley Lopez, NPR
Employees at Social Security field offices say the government shutdown has left them unable to carry out an important service: help recipients with benefit verification letters.
Oct 10, 2025, 9:00 AM
Social Security recipients getting double payments this October due to calendar scheduling quirk
Eric Revell, Fox Business
The Social Security Administration will send two SSI payments in October 2025, with one payment on Oct. 1 and another on Oct. 31 due to the 2025 calendar...
Oct 7, 2025, 12:00 PM
Disability benefits may become harder to get for older workers
CK Smith, Salon
The administration argues it’s modernization, advocates say it could leave millions of older Americans struggling
Oct 5, 2025, 6:15 PM
Social Security chief says he won’t hike the retirement age amid the strain of America’s aging population and fears of benefit cuts
Ashley Lutz, Yahoo Entertainment
The administration continues to frame its approach around protecting benefits while exploring other avenues to bolster solvency.
Sep 23, 2025, 2:47 PM
Here's who gets Social Security payments this week on Sept. 24
Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, USA Today
The third wave of Social Security payments for the month of September is set to be sent this week. Here's what recipients need to know.
Sep 22, 2025, 10:03 AM
The Untold Saga Of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
Eli Hager, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended…
Sep 10, 2025, 8:10 PM
Social Security Will Change Forever on Sept. 30, Courtesy of President Donald Trump
fool.com, Biztoc.com
Since the first benefit check was mailed in January 1940, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for the American public. Though it was initially conceived as a program that would financially support aging workers who could no longer provid…
Sep 1, 2025, 1:01 PM
Social Security Administration praises Trump’s agenda bill in widely sent out statement
Shania Shelton and Tami Luhby, CNN, CNN
Analysts said the move strayed from the agency’s typically apolitical nature.
Jul 4, 2025, 5:57 PM
Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts
Scott Horsley, NPR
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
Jun 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
Trump wants to stop taxing Social Security benefits. Here’s what that could mean for seniors
Cable News Network
A few weeks after promising to eliminate taxes on tips, former President Donald Trump has unveiled a second proposal for targeted tax relief. The beneficiaries this time would be senior citizens, an influential voting bloc.
Aug 1, 2024, 10:25 PM