The Social Security Administration is offering payouts to employees who voluntarily resign from the federal agency, ahead of what they warn will be "significant workforce reductions."
Social Security beneficiaries who receive public pensions may receive higher benefit payments as the implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act gets underway.
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly.
According to DOGE's website, the department lists cutting an office building in Okemos. However, the Social Security Administration's website does not list an office in Okemos. Tim Dempsey, the township manager for Meridian Township,
Delaying Social Security until age 70 may not be optimal for everyone, as life expectancy and health play a role. Spousal benefits and survivor benefits add complexity to the decision, making claiming at 70 less straightforward.
The federal government taxes seniors' Social Security benefits if their income exceeds certain thresholds. If you live in one of the following nine states, you could owe some state Social Security benefit taxes as well.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Meet the Press says cuts to federal entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are off the table but “we need to target” any “waste and abuse” Elon Musk finds.
More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will see an immediate boost in their ben
Calling its workforce “bloated,” the Social Security Administration announced Friday plans to slash about 7,000 jobs, or roughly 12% of its staff. The potential cuts are part of a larger reorganization at the agency in line with the Trump administration’s drive to downsize the federal government.