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The Social Security crisis is coming one year earlier than we thought
The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little nearer. New federal projection released June 18 show the combined ...
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...
Social Security’s Finances Erode Further, Risking Benefit Cuts
The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...
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Social Security Administration backs off plan to cut phone service - Yahoo Finance
An internal Social Security memo says eliminating phone service would require 75,000 to 85,000 more people per week to visit an office — over 4 million annually.
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Social Security backtracks on in-person identification policy after outcry. Here's what it means. - CBS News
However, people who are flagged for fraud "would be required to perform in-person ID proofing for the claim to be further processed," the Social Security Administration said in a Tuesday post on X ...
Social Security, Medicare to run out of money earlier than expected
The Social Security program is nine years away from insolvency, the Social Security Board of Trustees said Wednesday.
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Social Security benefits at risk due to staff cuts and system failures - The Hill
The Social Security Administration is facing a crisis, with planned cuts to staff and service delivery that could jeopardize Americans’ access to their hard-earned benefits, and Congress shou… ...
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Worker cuts at Social Security are roiling the agency : NPR
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has laid out plans to slash about 12% of its overall workforce, or 7,000 jobs.. Rich Couture, a spokesman for AFGE SSA's General Committee, says more than ...