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Shutdown
No, a government shutdown would not stop or delay Social Security payments
Social Security
No, Social Security recipients won’t get a bonus payment in September
Supplemental Security Income recipients will get a second payment in September. But it’s an advance for October – not a bonus payment.
Social Security
Social Security’s next COLA is not expected to be as much as it was in 2023
Experts predict that Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be about 3% in 2024. That’s less than half of the previous year’s COLA increase.
Social Security
No, Social Security recipients aren’t getting an extra $2,400 per year
The Social Security Expansion Act would increase benefits by $2,400 per year. But Congress hasn’t passed the legislation.
Social Security
No, Social Security is not going to go bankrupt
Social Security faces legitimate funding challenges, but it won’t completely run out of cash for monthly benefit payments.
Social Security
No, Social Security is not going to go bankrupt
Social Security faces legitimate funding challenges, but it won’t completely run out of cash for monthly benefit payments.
Social Security
No, Social Security is not going to go bankrupt
Social Security faces legitimate funding challenges, but it won’t completely run out of cash for monthly benefit payments.
Social Security
Scams and Social Security
Social Security scams are common. From email, text and call scams, here’s how to avoid identity theft and losing money.
Social Security
Republicans did not vote to raise retirement age to 70
A group of Republicans proposed, but never voted on, a plan to keep Social Security funded by raising the retirement age.
Social Security
One-time payments of $4,555 are not being sent to Social Security beneficiaries
A headline uses misleading language to refer to regular monthly benefit payments. Social Security recipients are not receiving one-time bonus checks.
Social Security
Yes, the federal government borrows Social Security funds
The federal government does borrow money from Social Security, but it’s required to pay back the money with interest.
Social Security
No, Social Security recipients won’t receive a bonus payment in June
Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients are scheduled to get two payments in June, but the second is an advance for July — it’s not a bonus payment.
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