Payroll May 19, 2025
Some Social Security Recipients Face 15% Cut to Benefits Starting in June
Social Security recipients who have fallen behind on student loan payments face having their benefits slashed as soon as next month.
Payroll May 13, 2025
How ‘Unretiring’ to Go Back to Work Can Affect Your Social Security Benefits
Does heading back to work mean giving up Social Security benefits? The answer depends on how old a person is and what their current benefits are. Here are four key things “unretirees” should consider before switching back to being a worker.
Payroll May 5, 2025
Trump Asks Supreme Court for DOGE Access to Social Security Data
The Trump administration is challenging a federal trial judge’s order blocking DOGE from having full access to personally identifiable information in the Social Security Administration database.
Payroll April 28, 2025
Trump Says He Would Veto Cuts to Medicaid, Social Security
In an interview with TIME magazine published on April 25, President Donald Trump said he would not sign legislation that calls for cuts to Social Security or federal health coverage for older and low-income Americans.
Payroll April 14, 2025
Latest Prediction Shows Social Security COLA to Increase 2.3% Next Year
The non-partisan The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 cost of living adjustment will be 2.3%, 0.1 percentage points higher than last month’s forecast but 0.2 percentage points lower than the last increase of 2.5%.
Taxes March 31, 2025
Trump Orders Treasury and IRS to Eliminate Paper Checks
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that authorizes the federal government to begin phasing out the use of paper checks and switch exclusively to electronic payments this fall, with some limited exceptions.
Payroll March 28, 2025
Judge Delays DOGE’s ‘Are You Alive’ Push for Americans’ Social Security Data
A federal judge in Maryland admonished the Trump administration for trying to rush her into lifting restrictions on an Elon Musk team seeking access to the private Social Security Administration information of millions of Americans.
Payroll March 24, 2025
AARP Calls Latest Social Security Changes ‘Deeply Unacceptable’
As the Social Security Administration prepares to make major changes in how beneficiaries prove their identity, the AARP is asking the agency to reconsider the plan.
General News March 22, 2025
Social Security Head Calls Off Shutting Agency After Court Order
The acting head of the Social Security Administration retreated from his threat to shut down the office after a federal judge said an order restricting data access for Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team doesn’t apply to agency employees.
General News March 21, 2025
Trump Administration Says Court Ruling on DOGE Could Shut Down or Delay Social Security
The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle.
Payroll March 20, 2025
Musk Says Targeting Social Security and Medicare Fraud are Key Focus for Cuts
Trump repeated that pledge to Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures," saying that he wouldn’t reduce legitimate entitlement benefits but would go after improper payments.
Payroll March 19, 2025
Social Security to Require Identity Checks in Fraud Crackdown
The Social Security Administration will add new procedures requiring beneficiaries to prove their identity before claiming benefits or changing their direct deposit instructions, as part of an effort to crack down on fraud.