Benefits, programs, and funding
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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.
The former president was speaking as Democrats across the nation offered similar warnings.
Former US president Joe Biden has railed against his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, claiming the "hatchet" effort put Americans' retirement benefits at risk.
The widely publicized cuts of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk have failed to prevent more of the same. Volatile federal tax revenue and high social security spending continue.
Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health records
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two victories Friday in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
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.
Trump's policy bill includes retirement benefit modifications, and broad fiscal reforms. How is it going to impact Gen-Z retirment?
The Social Security administration is moving some workers to do teleservice work and address their most pressing needs.
President Donald Trump on Monday once again vowed to protect Social Security amid reports of congressional Republicans seeking another reconciliation bill.
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…
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…
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.
The administration continues to frame its approach around protecting benefits while exploring other avenues to bolster solvency.
The administration argues it’s modernization, advocates say it could leave millions of older Americans struggling
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...
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.
Particularly in states that voted for Trump, millions may find it harder to qualify for disability benefits.
The debate rages on.
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system.
Donald Trump didn't talk a lot about Social Security when he campaigned for president last year. Since taking office for his second presidential term in January 2025, Trump hasn't made Social Security a top priority, either. The president has primarily focuse…
If you are so unfortunate as to need assistance from the Social Security Administration, good luck with that.
DOGE cuts worsened existing staff shortages at Social Security. Here's what beneficiaries should know about customer service and future payments.
Retirement, like so much of the American economy, is a broken system that benefits private interests and exploits the most vulnerable people.
The Trump administration is considering a rule that could cut federal benefits for up to 400,000 disabled adults and older people.
"How did we get it done this time? Because we gave the money to babies and so the old people didn't get pissed."
The 90-year-old retirement income program is marred by confusing rules, administrative snafus and uncertainty over what benefit cuts and tax hikes are to come.
Trump has repeatedly vowed to defend these landmark safety-net programs. It was another lie