Social Security Overpayments: 100% Withholding May Leave Seniors Broke
The Social Security Administration is tightening its rules on Social Security overpayment. Beneficiaries could see 100% withholding, a jump from the current 10% rate.
DOGE wrecking ball could threaten Social Security for seniors
DOGE is taking its wrecking ball to the Social Security Administration, the agency responsible for overseeing retirement and disability benefits for 73 million Americans. Why it matters: The cuts underway could wind up breaking critical parts of a system that millions of the nation's most vulnerable citizens rely on,
DOGE Backs Off Plan to Scrap Key Social Security Service After Backlash
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) backed off a plan to scrap telephone services for millions of Americans filing claims with the Social Security Administration, just hours after The Washington Post revealed the sweeping changes.
DOGE Is Pressuring Social Security to Make Another Massive Cut
The Social Security Administration might slash the telephone service that millions of retired and disabled Americans use to apply for and access their earned benefits. The Washington Post reports that the Department of Government Efficiency is pressuring the agency to root out alleged fraud,
Social Security Administration faces job cuts, office closures under Trump
Social security restructuring via Trump, Musk and DOGE includes significant job cuts and office closures, impacting service delivery.
Why Everyone Is Talking About President Trump’s Promised Big Changes to Social Security
One of President Trump’s campaign promises was a proposal to eliminate the double taxation of Social Security benefits, which impacts an estimated 67 million American senior citizens. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has been trying to push his Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act since 2014,
Social Security Administration announces 2025 changes. Here are important things to know
The Social Security Administration stated more than 72.5 million Americans will benefit from the 2.5% COLA increase in 2025.
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Legal Matters: Common Social Security Disability Claim Mistakes
By Jonathan Young Applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can be a complex and frustrating process, especially ...
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Social Security Disability Insurance March 2025: This Is When You'll Get Paid
The Social Security Administration sends monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability ...
Social Security scraps far-reaching cuts to phone services after Post report
The agency will move ahead with a much narrower revision eliminating direct deposit changes by phone amid DOGE fraud concerns ...
The Social Security Administration is Reducing Its Spending—Here's How It Will Affect Your Benefits
A reduction in Social Security Administration spending shouldn’t lessen your checks, but it may interrupt benefits and make it harder to contact the agency.
How Trump’s plans for Social Security will impact you in 2025 and beyond
From eliminating taxes on benefits to major staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration, President Donald Trump’s ...
Des Moines firefighter who lobbied for better cancer coverage, dies from glioblastoma
Des Moines firefighter Malcolm Cortner has lost his battle to glioblastoma, an aggressive and quickly developing brain cancer ...
Opinion
DOGE’s war on American veterans has begun
Only about 5 percent of the U.S. population has served, which is not enough to form a significant voting bloc, and few of us belong to the donor class.