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How DOGE's reckless cuts created chaos at the Social Security Administration
The Trump administration’s colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos ...
Claimed Social Security Early? You Can Go Back to Work -- but You May Have This Hiccup
But if you claimed Social Security early and are now thinking about going back to work, you'll need to be careful. Though you ...
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Who will be affected by Trump administration’s Medicaid, SNAP work requirements
President Trump’s big tax law includes a major provision the GOP has endorsed for years: work requirements for Medicaid ...
Teen DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' has gone to work for the Social Security Administration
Multiple DOGE staffers have left the Trump administration — a list that includes Musk, who departed the White House late last ...
6 Ways Your Social Security Benefit Can Be Garnished -- Including 2 Directly Impacted by the Trump Administration
Everything from unpaid federal debts to court-ordered payments can lead to monthly Social Security garnishments ranging from 15% to 65%.
Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line
The agency said it is temporarily reassigning about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to work on the ...
Second round of Social Security payments go out in three days
Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive their checks on July 16, after the first round of payments ...
What Happens to Your Social Security When You Die?
Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...
A UConn social work program was to start this fall. The Trump administration ended the grant
The University of Connecticut’s Graduate School of Social Work had been awarded a five-year grant as part of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ...
Social Security Warning Issued as Agency Moves 1,000 Staffers
The Social Security Administration reassigned about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to its national ...
Claiming Social Security at 62: How much you'll actually receive and what it costs you
When you've spent four decades or more in the workforce, it's understandable to be drawn to the idea of claiming those ...
Your Social Security Payments Could Be Cut in Half—Here’s Why
Starting in August, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will claw back overpayments, potentially reducing recipients’ ...