Some Americans never get Social Security due to work credit gaps, ineligible jobs, early death, or foreign residency.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has made significant progress in processing benefit increases under the Social ...

For the industry’s (freight and passenger) retirement, survivor, disability, sickness and unemployment programs financed by railroad employer and employee payroll taxes and administered by a ...

In 2023, for example, Congress temporarily reduced Railroad Retirement unemployment and sickness benefit payments by 5.7%. Only because NRIT was flush with cash to pay those benefits did Railroad ...

A new law provides higher Social Security benefits and retroactive lump-sum payments for nearly 3 million people. ... according to a Railroad Retirement Board spokeswoman.

A new law passed in January provides nearly 3 million people with Social Security benefit increases. In a new update, the Social Security Administration says 91% of adjustments have been processed.

If your premiums aren’t automatically deducted from your Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits, you can pay Medicare online or by mail.

The Railroad Retirement System was set up in 1934, ... your Social Security earnings will be transferred to the Railroad Retirement Board, and they will pay you a combined benefit.