The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a new reminder about a major update that will begin affecting more than half a million beneficiaries in a matter of days.

Several changes will be implemented for Social Security recipients in Tennessee and taxpayers who work to support the program.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Guatemalan woman was sentenced after using a fraudulent social security card to gain employment in the United States. 35-year-old Cindy Santos-Perez, a citizen of ...

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Your monthly Social Security payment hasn’t arrived on time. You call Social Security’s 1-800 number, and a chatbot answers. The bot provides no helpful information. You repeatedly ask to be connected ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated when Social Security checks would be sent out. As some Social Security recipients received two checks in August, ...

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A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans' sensitive information says he's resigning his post ...

The Social Security Administration official who alleged in a whistleblower complaint that the Department of Government Efficiency had put the personal data of millions of Americans on a vulnerable ...

Social Security payments for September are starting to hit recipients' bank accounts, with the Labor Day holiday causing Supplemental Security Income checks to be sent out sooner than usual. Social ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) replaced Food Stamps as a nutritional assistance program in the United States. If you have limited income and resources, you may be eligible. The ...