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The Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a new alert on Monday about its plan to discontinue issuing paper checks for ...
Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the end of ...
The federal government must stop issuing paper checks by September 30 in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other ...
Depending on your exact age, you may have the option to claim Social Security following a layoff in your 60s. But should you?
In 1982, an anonymous Democratic aide referred to Social Security as “the third rail of politics—touch it and you die.” ...
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...
The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...
The BLS has changed how it measures the inflationary data that determines whether Social Security benefits will get a Cost-of ...