CBO Predicts Social Security Exhaustion in 10 Years

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…

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Social 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…

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Social 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…

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House 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…

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Bill 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…

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Social 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…

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Justice 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…

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U.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…

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VA 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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