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Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Missing an Important Silver Lining for a Third Straight Year
A potentially history-making COLA is on track to be dwarfed by a rapidly climbing expense for select retirees.
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Social Security makes major decision for beneficiaries who receive paper checks
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will end the practice of paper checks being issued ...
How to Navigate the Maze of Estimating Your Future Social Security Benefits
Learn how to easily estimate your Social Security benefits using the official SSA tool, and understand how work history and ...
Social Security Garnishment Began on July 24 for Potentially 1,000,000-Plus Beneficiaries -- Here's How You Can Legally Avoid or Reduce It
During Joe Biden's presidency, the garnishment rate for overpayments was lowered to just 10%, which is well below the 100% clawback rate present during Barack Obama's presidency and Donald Trump's ...
Social Security Administration backtracks on decision to end paper checks, reports say
The Social Security Administration will continue to send some paper checks to beneficiaries of the retirement program, ...
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Social Security to End Paper Checks
The Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop mailing paper checks for benefit payments starting September 30, 2025, as ...
Social Security Administration Will Continue Sending Paper Checks, Reversing Course
The Social Security Administration has backed off from plans to eliminate paper checks. However, it will only send checks in ...
Earthquake at Social Security: SSA backs down on plan to eliminate paper checks - What happens then?
In a significant policy reversal, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed it will not eliminate paper checks ...
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SSA reverses plan to end paper checks for some beneficiaries
The SSA will keep sending paper checks to beneficiaries who can’t access electronic payments, reversing its plan to phase them out.
Social Security backs away from plan to eliminate paper checks
The Social Security Administration had planned to eliminate all paper checks by Sept. 30. Now the agency says it will continue issuing checks as needed.
Social Security agrees to customer-service audit after Elizabeth Warren meets with commissioner
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said on Wednesday that she met with SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano to discuss customer service, staffing levels and the pending elimination of paper ...