Significant changes coming for Social Security payments in 2025
Nearly all retired Americans now, or will one day, receive Social Security benefits, and those monthly payments are often used to supplement their retirement income. Although Social Security has been threatened with insolvency for decades,
Social Security Update: Payments of Up to $5,108 to Be Paid This Week
Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month. If benefits are claimed at the earliest possible age of 62, that maximum payment drops to $2,831.
Third round of January Social Security payments goes out in three days
The third round of January’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the third group of retirees in three days. Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive their payments on Jan. 22.
Spousal Social Security Benefits: 5 Things All Retired Couples Should Know
Spousal benefits are designed to provide much-needed retirement income to married couples for which one spouse had a relatively low income. The most prevalent example is situations in which one spouse was a stay-at-home parent. However, spousal benefits can also apply in cases in which one spouse simply earned a much higher average salary.
Social Security Update: Recipients to Get $4,320 in Backdated Payments
The Social Security Fairness Act is now law, and a year of backdated payments await nearly 3 million Americans.
Risking Your Social Security Benefits? Here's What to Watch Out For
Social Security Income (SSI) payments are designed for people who have little to no income. So if you earn too much you can lose your benefits. In 2024, that annual income limit was $11,321.49 for an individual. In 2025, that goes up to $11,604.53. That's $967 per month.
Social Security February direct payment worth $967 goes out in 12 days
The next Supplemental Security Income payments are scheduled to be distributed on Jan. 31 because Feb. 1 falls on a weekend.
Government Recovers $31 Million in Social Security Payments to the Dead
The money came back when the Department of Treasury gained access to the Social Security Administration's "Full Death Master File."
Dead Americans received millions in Social Security benefits
Related: The pros and cons of Social Security bridge payments Turning to other business headlines, $31 million. That’s how much money the government has recalled so far from Social Security payments erroneously sent to dead people.
US retrieves $31 million in improper Social Security payments to dead people
The Treasury Department recovered more than $31 million in Social Security payments made to dead people due to a five-month pilot program approved by Congress. The pilot program has given the Treasury temporary access to the Social Security Administration’s “Full Death Master File” for three years as part of a 2021 appropriations bill.
US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people
The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in federal payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The money was reclaimed as part of a five-month pilot program after Congress gave the Department of Treasury temporary access to the Social Security Administration ’s “Full Death Master File” for three years as part of the omnibus appropriations bill in 2021.
Social Security update: February direct payment worth $967 goes out in 11 days
In 11 days, the Supplemental Security Income check for February will be sent out to eligible recipients, with the payments ...
Social Security Payment: Here's who will receive their first $1,976 check under the Trump administration this week
Social Security payments are a vital source of income for millions of Americans, especially retirees, disabled individuals, ...
Social Security Fairness Act opens access to benefits for public employees
According to a news release by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, the Social Security Fairness Act ensures that public sector workers ...