The Social Security Administration says millions of retired teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions may have to wait up to a year or longer to reap the benefits of ...

Social Security beneficiaries who stood to see a boost in payouts as the result of a law approved earlier this month may have to wait a little longer than expected for higher payments. Under the ...

This Friday, January 31, SSI payments will be made to claimants across the U.S. from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Usually, SSI payments are made on the first of every month ...

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Earlier this year, the Social Security Fairness Act passed into law, resulting in increased monthly benefits for more than 2 million public sector retirees. The law repealed two prior provisions ...

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That's leaving many people wondering how Social Security would be affected if the federal government shuts its doors. Fortunately, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is one of the government ...

If you have income from multiple sources in retirement, such as pensions, withdrawals from retirement accounts or side jobs, you may have to pay taxes on part of your Social Security benefits.

As an American taxpayer, you’ve likely heard about Social Security your entire working life, and perhaps even bemoaned the amount of taxes that are subtracted from your paycheck. However ...

The financial future of the more than 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits is slightly more secure than anticipated: The trust fund reserves used to pay beneficiaries are ...

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