Why February’s Supplemental Security Income checks are coming early
If you receive Supplemental Security Income from the Social Security Administration, you know the last two payments have been ...
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Musk Surrogates Are Reportedly Seeking Access to Treasury Department’s Payment Systems
Surrogates for billionaire Elon Musk have demanded access to the systems that the U.S. Department of the Treasury uses to distribute Social Security and Medicare benefits, as well as federal employees ...
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Turning 62? 3 Things to Know About Social Security Before You Sign Up Early
One of the hardest decisions you might have to make as retiree, or near-retiree, is figuring out when to claim Social Security. And the reason that decision is so tough is that your filing age will ...
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How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
By Katelyn Polantz, Phil Mattingly and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department ...
Trump’s federal worker buyout could impact Social Security benefits for millions, senator says
On Tuesday, the Trump administration sent a memo to millions of federal workers offering a “deferred resignation,” which ...
Two moves retirees may make now to boost their 2025 Social Security benefit checks
A 2.5% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the lowest increase to benefits since 2021. To increase those checks, ...
When will Trump end taxes on tips, OT and Social Security? White House says GOP must put in reconciliation bill
Trump later rolled out plans to abolish federal taxes on overtime and Social Security benefits — along with a variety of other reforms, such as scrapping the $10,000 cap on the amount of state and ...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
Man gets 24 months for stealing deceased friend's identity, ordered to pay restitution
Terry Ross Killion, 43, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for aggravated identity theft after impersonating his deceased friend, Kelly Davis, and fra ...
3 Social Security Mistakes You Absolutely Can’t Afford
When you retire, you are most likely going to need Social Security to help you make ends meet. These benefits are important to seniors because they provide not just a guaranteed income but also one ...
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Social Security Matters: Benefits for someone with multiple ex-spouses
If a financially well-off individual had multiple ex-spouses, could it happen that the multiple ex-spouses could each be collecting Social Security based on their own financial situation as ...
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Will Social Security payments be affected? Heres what you need to know
Social Security payments remain unaffected by funding freezes. February 2025 SSI payments follow the usual schedule, with a 2.5% COLA increase included.