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The Social Security Administration recently introduced enhancements that should make it easier for beneficiaries to do ...

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) is pushing the federal government to boost assistance to state and ...

The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sheds new light on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report, and the direction of Social Security reform as a ...

When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their family members can also get survivor benefits through a lump sum death payment.

Authorities say the Westfield man engaged in a scheme by which he made it appear as though he was teleworking full-time for ...

Scammers are using a multi-step process to gain the trust of elderly individuals before demanding large sums of money.