Most retirees don’t delay Social Security benefits. Experts say it pays to wait

Most retirees don’t delay Social Security benefits. Experts say it pays to wait

Sporrer/Rupp | Image Source | Getty Images The largest and final cohort of the baby boom generation — 30.4 million Americans — will turn 65 by 2030. And more than half of that group will rely primarily on Social Security for income, according to new research from the Alliance for Lifetime Income. When to claim … Read more

Trump Fundraising Email Falsely Claims Biden’s Immigration Policies Will ‘Destroy’ Social Security

Trump Fundraising Email Falsely Claims Biden’s Immigration Policies Will ‘Destroy’ Social Security

Former President Donald Trump claimed in a fundraising email on Sunday that President Joe Biden “flipped the bird to every senior citizen” because giving legal status to undocumented immigrants will “destroy” Social Security. “Biden’s Border BLOODBATH is bringing crime. It’s bringing VIOLENCE. But the next target? YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY!” the email reads. “Friend, the Democrat … Read more

What Social Security beneficiaries need to know about overpayment policies

What Social Security beneficiaries need to know about overpayment policies

Mstudioimages | E+ | Getty Images Social Security beneficiaries who owe money to the Social Security Administration may see much lower default withholding rates from their monthly checks, thanks to new policies that are going into effect. As of March 25, the Social Security Administration will no longer collect 100% of a total monthly Social … Read more

How Social Security benefits may change under Republican, Democrat proposals

How Social Security benefits may change under Republican, Democrat proposals

South_agency | E+ | Getty Images House Republicans unveiled a plan this week that calls for raising the Social Security retirement age. Meanwhile, Democrats and advocates for the program are ramping up their calls to tax the rich to enhance benefits. “On the right, there is a line in the sand against tax increases,” said … Read more

Republican Study Committee Budget Includes Social Security Benefit Cuts

Republican Study Committee Budget Includes Social Security Benefit Cuts

WASHINGTON – A symbolic Republican budget proposal introduced this week includes cuts to future Social Security retirement benefits, despite former President Donald Trump’s pledge to leave the program untouched. The Republican Study Committee, a group encompassing a majority of GOP House members, put out a budget outline on Wednesday calling for spending reductions in Social … Read more

Why longevity makes Social Security so important for women

Why longevity makes Social Security so important for women

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Choosing when to claim Social Security is a decision that can carry big financial stakes for all older Americans, but it’s especially important for women. “It all comes down to longevity,” Mary Beth Franklin, a certified financial planner and Social Security expert, said … Read more

Why Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be smaller in 2025

Why Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be smaller in 2025

Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images Early estimates for the 2025 Social Security COLA New government data points to a 2.4% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025, The Senior Citizens League estimates, based on new government inflation data released this week. To be sure, that estimate is subject to change. The Social Security Administration typically … Read more

Voters blame businesses more than Biden for sticky inflation

Voters blame businesses more than Biden for sticky inflation

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about lowering costs for American families at the Granite State YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown on March 11, 2024 in Goffstown, New Hampshire.  Sophie Park | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden is starting to win the inflation blame game against corporations. A recent Financial … Read more

Biden campaign ad blasts Trump over Social Security, Medicare cuts

Biden campaign ad blasts Trump over Social Security, Medicare cuts

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives in Manchester, New Hampshire, on March 11, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The reelection campaign of President Joe Biden on Monday released a new digital advertisement targeting Donald Trump over comments the former president made to CNBC about cutting government programs including Social Security, … Read more

Where candidates stand on Social Security, Medicare

Where candidates stand on Social Security, Medicare

Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches a video of President Joe Biden playing during a rally for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition on November 6, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden issued opposing … Read more