Social Security undergoes massive data overhaul: What it means for your benefits

The Social Security Administration is undertaking its most comprehensive records cleanup in the agency’s 91-year history. In a statement, SSA said it has corrected nearly 15% of all active Social ...

Five ideas to start fixing Social Security’s finances

How different ways to boost revenue or cut spending could change the retirement program.

Medicare Part B premium projected to rise in 2027: Will Social Security’s COLA cover it?

Social Security increases are coming in January, but Medicare gets a say in how much of it beneficiaries actually keep.
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Plan ahead: Social Security payments changing for rest of 2026, including key November date

People who began receiving Social Security before May 1997 or who receive both Social Security and SSI are paid on a ...

Massive database update includes nearly 15% of all active Social Security numbers, agency says

The Social Security Administration said it’s making “substantial” progress in the largest data cleanup in the agency’s ...

Fake Spectrum rep steals resident’s Social Security number; gunsights stolen at gun show: Berea police blotter

A Berea resident gave her Social Security and debit card numbers to a fraudster posing as a Spectrum worker. Also, a ...

Social Security Administration updates millions of death records, but its accuracy with the dead has drawn scrutiny

Roughly 9,000 living people are erroneously declared dead every year, and that can be a financial nightmare for victims.
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51% of Pre-Retirees Want to Semi-Retire. She Cut Her Schedule to Three Days, but Social Security Still Counts Her Pay

Cutting to three days a week sounds like a clean workaround, but Social Security never looks at how many days you work, and ...