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Here's the Average Social Security Retired-Worker Benefit by Age (From 62 Through 99)
A Pew Research Center survey from 2021 found that 26% of women were stay-at-home parents, compared to only 7% of men. Fewer ...
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Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outage
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration said Tuesday that it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients ...
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Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration said Tuesday that it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where ...
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Some Applicants Will Have to Visit Social Security Offices to Confirm Their Identity Soon
Beginning April 14, applicants who cannot use an online account when applying for retirement, survivor, or family benefits must visit an SSA office to verify their identity. This is a revised ...
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DOGE reportedly planning to rewrite Social Security Administration’s software
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, reportedly plans to rewrite the software that the U.S. Social Security Administration uses to make payments. Wired today cited sources as ...
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DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest ...
USA Today19d
Will Social Security cuts really make government more efficient? Depends on whom you ask
Achieving government efficiency’s been a mantra of President Donald Trump’s second term, but some people say the slashing of the Social Security Administration will have the opposite effect or ...
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Post Layoffs, Recipients Are Having Trouble Contacting the SSA
You can do a few things up front, most notably, make sure your account with the SSA is in good standing today. First, sign up for a My Social Security account if you haven't already. Not only ...
Benefits Pro19d
Social Security Fairness Act will begin sending payments to 3M public workers in April
In light of recent service and job cuts to the Social Security Administration, here is some good SSA news: The Social Security Fairness Act, a new law that was passed shortly before President ...
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Social Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy
The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial anti-fraud measure by two weeks and reducing the number of applicants it will affect.
The Hill20d
New Social Security clawback policy starts this week: What to know
Is Social Security money going to ‘millions’ of people listed as old as 149? “We have the significant responsibility to be good stewards of the trust funds for the American people,” said ...