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Social Security February direct payment worth $967 goes out in 14 days
February’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 14 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Jan. 31. SSI payments are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration.
US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments that went to dead people
The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in Social Security payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.”
Treasury Department recoups $31 million in improper government payments to dead people
The Treasury Department announced this week that it had recouped more than $31 million in fraud and improper payments to dead people during just five months of having access to the Social Security Administration's federal death database.
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.
US Reclaims An Absurd Amount Of Social Security Payments To Dead People
Rumors of Social Security payments being issued to dead people have circulate for years, and it turns out that there was in fact an issue.
2 Painful Social Security Changes to Brace for in 2025
Social Security. Some of these are positive, such as the 2.8 million Americans who will receive larger benefits thanks to the ...
A Game-Changing Social Security Boost For Teachers And Public Workers
The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions, the WEP and the GPO, that have been penalizing a sizable portion ...
Former Social Security head gets House GOP wrath over work-from-home policies
Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissioner who is now seeking to chair the Democratic National Committee, took ...
3 Groups of People Who Could Get More Social Security in 2025 (and It's Not Because of the Cost-of-Living Adjustment)
Social Security checks saw a 2.5% boost this month thanks to the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). For most retirees, ...
'What are people going to do?': Some nearing retirement on LI worry about future Social Security benefits
"I'm very worried — how am I going to survive?" Huntington resident Leann Pisano, 58, a recent nursing school graduate, said ...
How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits
Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in ...
Looking to unretire and go back to work in 2025? Be careful. Here’s how much your Social Security check could be cut down starting in the new year
This adjustment could result in a modest but meaningful increase in your monthly checks, especially if your prior earnings ...
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Biden signs Social Security bill, says American retirees deserve ‘economic security and dignity’
President Biden on Sunday signed a Social Security bill repealing two statutes that have diminished payouts to public sector workers including firefighters and teachers for years. “The bill I ...
Social Security update: February direct payment worth $967 goes out in 18 days
February’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 18 days. The ...
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Social Security Redetermination: Who is Eligible
The Social Security Redetermination process is a crucial mechanism to ensure that beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program receive fair and accurate benefits. This periodic ...