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Social Security Administration chief touts increase in scheduled office visits, improved phone services
Administration commissioner Frank Bisignano defended the agency on Wednesday, citing reduced phone wait times and increased ...
Social Security Update: New Plan to Benefit Recipients Proposed in Congress
The new bill comes as the Social Security trust fund approaches possible depletion and as Congress faces mounting pressure.
‘South Park’ Mocks Homeland Security In Social Media Spat—Latest Scuffle Between Show And Trump Administration
The White House called “South Park” a “fourth-rate” show “desperate” for attention after it skewered President Donald Trump ...
How Much Makes Someone Wealthy, and Why It Can Pay to Delay Social Security
In this podcast, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Michael Finke, a professor of wealth management at ...
Social Security to phase out paper checks nationwide as Trump pushes payment overhaul
The Administration will phase out paper benefit checks by Sept. 30, transitioning beneficiaries to direct deposit and Direct ...
Social Security's 2026 COLA Forecast Was Just Updated. Here's How Much Benefits Could Increase and Why It Might Not Be Enough.
Recent forecasts concerning Social Security's 2026 COLA suggest the average retiree will receive an additional $48 to $54 per ...
Social Security Paper Checks Are Being Phased Out: How To Get Paid Now
The Trump administration will soon suspend paper Social Security checks in a move toward modernizing federal payments. As of ...
Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help
Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't ...
Social Security is ending paper checks for benefit payments: How to enroll in electronic deposit
The change will primarily affect a small group of beneficiaries who have not made the switch to electronic payment methods ...
When do Social Security payments go out in August? See dates here
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments will be distributed twice in August - on Friday, Aug 1 and on Friday, ...
Social Security COLA 2026: There's Bad News and Even More Bad News for Retirees
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) aims to help benefits maintain their buying power over time. Because ...
Trump’s megabill could deplete Social Security’s trust funds faster: analysis
President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package could speed up insolvency for Social Security’s trust funds, according to a new analysis from the Trump administration’s chief ...