The Latest Breaking News from Social Security

Many retirees assume the benefits they had while working will follow them into retirement, but that’s not always the case. Employer-provided Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEBs), such as health coverage and life insurance, are disappearing quietly across the country. The truth is, most retirees lose their employer OPEBs without realizing it…

The first year of retirement is when dreams meet reality. For many new retirees, it's also when costly money mistakes can set the stage for decades of problems.

Retirement is supposed to be a time of freedom, relaxation, and enjoying the rewards of decades of hard work. Yet financial experts are sounding alarms about popular trends that could derail those golden years faster than you can say “early bird special.” From risky investments to lifestyle choices that look…

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Ending Social Security for billionaires would save relatively little, ChatGPT noted, and wouldn’t fix solvency. It might appeal to fairness advocates, though.

Could the Social Security 90th anniversary be a good time to revisit old tax thresholds?

When a letter from the Social Security Administration landed in one Reddit user's mailbox, they expected routine paperwork. Instead, it claimed they owed more than $11,000 in overpaid benefits — money they say they never received.

The Social Security Administration recently announced the addition of 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list, a program designed to fast-track disability benefit approvals for people with serious medical conditions. That brings the total number of recognized conditions to 300.

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