Here's How Much More Social Security Benefits the Average Retired Couple Will Get in 2025
The 2025 Social Security COLA is 2.5%. That's less than the 3.2% beneficiaries got in 2024 and well under the 8.7% they got in 2023. This is due to cooling inflation, which has slowed the rate the cost of goods are going up.
Social Security Update: When New Benefits Will Go Into Effect
The House approved the bill and ultimately reversed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset Provision.
House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here's what to know.
The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.
The Average Social Security Benefit Today Is Smaller Than You Think. Here's How to Boost Yours in Time for Retirement
The average retired worker today gets less than $2,000 a month from Social Security. If you want a more generous retirement benefit, file at the right time and take steps to boost your income while you're still working. Also make sure your earnings record ...
Full List of Republicans Who Voted Against New Social Security Benefits
The House of Representatives voted to increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans this week with a bipartisan majority, but a substantial number of Republicans voted against the measure to help pensioners and their spouses get full benefits.
Social Security Benefits and Medicare 2025: The changes coming for retirees
As 2024 draws to a close, we look at the changes Social Security beneficiaries and Medicare members will face in the new year and how to navigate them.
Social Security 2025: Here's Are the Good (and Bad) Changes Retirees Can Expect
If you're retired or will be retiring soon, Social Security will likely play a role in your financial future. More than 40% of baby boomers say their benefits will be their primary source of income in retirement,
The Social Security Fairness Act is now in the hands of the Senate. Here's what could happen next.
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time ...
Here's what changes are coming to Social Security in 2025
Social Security beneficiaries will soon experience a welcome change when benefits climb due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
President-Elect Trump Promises ‘Tax-Free Social Security.’ Is It Wise?
President-Elect Trump promised to make Social Security retirement benefits nontaxable. This could leave a gaping hole in ...
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What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits
About 67 million people receive social security benefits. That's one in five Americans ... But if the bill doesn’t pass ...
Trump promised to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, but don't bank on it yet
Tax experts advise a 'wait-and-see' approach to planning when it comes to Trump's campaign promise to eliminate taxes on ...
What will happen to Social Security after Trump takes office?
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to protect the program, but many policies he proposed on the campaign trail would ...