On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced an 8.7 percent benefit increase in 2023, surpassing the 5.9 percent increase in 2022. Beginning in January, more than 65 mi...
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In 2022, Social Security beneficiaries received a 5.9% cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase to their monthly benefits. The COLA is calculated each year and is based on the Consumer Price Ind...
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides survivors benefits to widows or widowers starting at 60 years old. Social Security previously required same-sex couples to be married for nine mo...
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are cash benefits provided to older adults and individuals with disabilities. As of 2021, there are around 8 million people who receive SSI benefits. T...
The Social Security Administration announced that benefits will increase by 5.9 percent in 2022. This increase in benefits is the largest since 1982. Each year, Social Security calculates a co...
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Every year, Social Security calculates a cost of living adjustment (COLA) in response to inflation. COLA is determined based on an increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and ...
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Andrew Saul was appointed by Trump as commissioner of the Social Security Administration on October 2, 2018. His six-year term was to expire in 2025, but President Biden fired him on July 9, 2021...
Social Security benefits increased by a small amount in 2021. Each year, Social Security calculates a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefit amounts, based on the consumer price index. In 20...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Donald Trump’s presidency, have had a big impact on Social Security’s finances. This is quickly becoming one of the major issues of the 2020 elections. In 20...
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Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration recently published a letter in response to an inquiry from Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-...
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