Social Security Survivor Benefits
Social Security Benefit to Increase More Than $2,000 Under New Bill
When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their family members can also get survivor benefits through a lump sum death payment.
This Social Security plan will increase taxes, and Americans want it
Blanket Social Security payroll tax increases are not popular, but there's one tax hike a lot of Americans can get behind.
Social Security: 3 Surprising Things That Could Disqualify You From Collecting Benefits
Even if you've worked a job that requires you to pay Social Security taxes, you'll need at least 40 credits worth of work to qualify for retirement benefits. One credit amounts to $1,730 in income in 2024, and you can collect a maximum of four credits per year. Most workers, then, will accumulate 40 credits in 10 years.
Five changes taking effect in 2024 that could affect Social Security benefits
Social Security benefits are constantly changing with the economy, resulting in several benefits changes this year.
GOP rift opens over Social Security bill push
Presented by NFIB — A bipartisan effort to force a vote on legislation that includes reforms for Social Security is exposing some rifts in the House GOP conference. {beacon} Business &
Leadership weighs rules change over Social Security bill backlash
SCOOP: HOUSE GOP WEIGHS CHANGING THE DISCHARGE PETITION. Some House Republicans, including members of leadership, are discussing a significant change to their chamber’s rules am
Social Security Survivor Benefits: New Bill
Vt., this week introduced legislation to update Social Security survivor benefits for the first time in 70 years. The Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act would increase the Social Security Administration's lump-sum death benefit to cover cremation or burial costs for surviving family members.
Social Security’s death benefit has been $255 since 1954. Some senators want to change that
Vt., has introduced a new bill, to raise the Social Security lump-sum death benefit to $2,900 to reflect today's cost of living.
A New Bill Could Significantly Impact Social Security Benefits
On September 19, a discharge petition for the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act secured the signatures it needed (218) to force a vote on the House floor.
Here's How Much the 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Could Boost Checks
The 2025 cost-of-living-adjustment is about to be determined, and it might not go as far as some retirees hope.
Bill to boost Social Security for public workers heads to a vote
Civil servants often feel cheated when their Social Security's cut to account for their pension. A bill going to a House vote ...
Social Security Upgrades Tech, Finally Allows Paperless Transactions
The Social Security Administration recently introduced enhancements that should make it easier for beneficiaries to do ...
Here's the Real Problem With 2025's Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
A stingy Social Security COLA is bad news beyond the matter of less money in your monthly benefits. Even when COLAs are more ...
What’s at stake for Social Security beneficiaries this election
Social Security is a pivotal program for millions of retired and disabled citizens, giving them monthly payments, but the ...
The Social Security curveballs making retirement even more confusing
Patrice Earnest, 66, is getting a $0 Social Security check. She's not alone.
These 2 Social Security Changes in 2025 Could Put More Money in Retirees' Pockets
In 2024, Social Security recipients saw their benefits rise by 3.2%. But inflation has cooled to a large degree in 2024, ...
Social Security update: First round of October payments worth $4,873 go out in 12 days
The first round of October’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70 ...