Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund needs to be addressed by Congress. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows the Old Age portion of the…
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USDA and Social Security Partner to Strengthen SNAP
The agencies are increasing the cooperation between income assistance and food assistance. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has shared the updated memorandum of understanding between the Supplemental Security…
Read MoreSocial Security Payments to Increase by 8.7% in 2023
The additional amount averages $140 per month. The Social Security Administration announced that Social Security benefit payments will be increasing by 8.7 percent in 2023. This will raise…
Read MoreSocial Security Benefits Up 8.7% in 2023
The highest increase in four decades is in response to inflation. Social Security checks will be 8.7% higher beginning in January, the largest cost of living adjustment benefits…
Read MoreHouse Committee Advances Social Security Benefits Bill
The bill would increase benefits for certain public workers. Legislation advanced in the House Ways and Means Committee would eliminate rules that reduce Social Security benefits to persons…
Read MoreBill Would Add $200 Each Month to Social Security
Plan would also give program a financial “shoring up.” Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced the Social Security Expansion Act. Social Security recipients…
Read MoreSocial Security Checks Could See Big Increase
Experts say checks could jump 8.6 percent. Seniors and other people who rely on Social Security benefits could see their biggest cost-of-living adjustment since 1981 next year, with…
Read MoreJustice Department Settles Discrimination Case
UPS will pay penalty and update employee training protocol. The Department of Justice announced a week ago that the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) settled a civil action…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Denies Federal Benefits to Puerto Rico
Thursday’s decision rests on definitions of state vs. territory. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the United States is not legally obligated to include Puerto Rico…
Read MoreVA Seeks to Reintegrate Formerly Incarcerated Veterans
Partners with Social Security and Bureau of Prisons. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced last week the expansion of outreach to help formerly incarcerated veterans reintegrate into society.…
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