(NEXSTAR) — There have been several changes to government benefit payments already this year, including increased checks for some and clawbacks for outstanding overpayments for others. In about two ...

President Donald Trump has vowed not to cut Social Security benefits, and it’s easy to understand his position: Proposing even modest reforms to the entitlement program represents a likely path to ear ...

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Question: I’m 62 and worried about Social Security’s future, especially given that it is projected to pay me less than I ...

Now two US senators, Republican Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia, have offered a bipartisan ...

Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the end of ...

The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the ...

Your claiming age also affects the size of your Social Security checks. The government assigns everyone a full retirement age (FRA) based on their birth year. Most people today have FRAs of 67, though ...

Senators Bill Cassidy and Tim Kaine proposed creating an additional fund for Social Security that would be invested in stocks ...

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