Residents of a Northeast Side neighborhood say thieves have been prying open their community mailboxes for months, stealing bank cards, Social Security documents and packages — and they feel like no one is doing anything about it.
Lawmakers in the Senate have unveiled a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency.
Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.
Starting this month, the Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8%, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month.
Starting this month, the Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8%, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month.
The Social Security Administration plans to cut foot traffic to its field offices by 50% next year.
Some seniors say the Social Security Administration's cost-of-living adjustment won’t help much in their ability to pay for their daily expenses.
A whistleblower says more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner."
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits.
The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates.
Borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
A poll finds that as the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans, particularly Democrats, aren’t confident the benefit will be available to them.
A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.
Former President Joe Biden warns that President Donald Trump has “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, weighing in on a critical issue for millions of Americans.
The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead.
The Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.
The Social Security Administration said Wednesday that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income who are not able to use agency’s online portal, can complete their claim entirely over the phone instead of at an office.
The nominee to lead the Social Security Administration has faced tough questions at his confirmation hearing about efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to shut down field offices and cut back on phone service.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.
New requirements that Social Security recipients go online or in person to a field office to access key benefits, instead of just making a phone call, will pose challenges for many people.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans.
The John F. Kennedy assassination documents released this week disclosed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers.
The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits.
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures.
People across the political battleground of Michigan and elsewhere in the U.S. say they're worried about cuts to Social Security.
A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans.
Elon Musk says Social Security and other federal benefit programs will be targeted in his hunt for fraudulent spending.
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
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 benefits.
The new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits."
The Trump administration is falsely claiming tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments.
Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation that's set for a final vote in the Senate.
The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people.
The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a 2.5% increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
Millions of retirees who receive Social Security benefits will see a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January.
Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost-of-living increase in January than in recent years as inflation moderates.
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White House again.
The topic is playing a major role in one of Texas’ only competitive congressional races this year as the competitors debate Medicare, abortion and expanding coverage.
A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court.
JD Vance repeatedly expressed alarm about declining birth rates as he launched his political career with a bid for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.
The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Here are the five main takeaways from a town hall discussion that KSAT12 and AARP Texas held to understand what’s at stake and what we can do to protect the Social Security program.
Learn about the future of Social Security, and some common misconceptions, in this panel discussion from KSAT and AARP Texas.
Learn about the future of Social Security, and some common misconceptions, in this panel discussion from KSAT and AARP Texas.
You can attend the event in person, or KSAT will stream the event live on all digital platforms. It will also broadcast on KSAT 12 on June 19 at 7 p.m. Submit your questions now.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.
The go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report.
A bill to create a bipartisan commission that would tackle the nation’s soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress has won approval from a House committee.
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a modest increase in benefits in January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
The acting Social Security commissioner says a 3_2% increase in benefits next year “will help millions of people keep up with expenses."
Even with new spending restraints included in the congressional debt limit deal, the U.S. government’s deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades.
The U.S. is now seven days away from defaulting on its debt, which could delay the distribution of Social Security checks, veteran benefits and federal workers' paychecks.
Americans are deeply opposed to cutting into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and most support raising taxes on the nation’s highest earners to keep Medicare running as is.
An annual report on Social Security and Medicare says the financial safety nets millions of older Americans rely on and millions more young people are counting on will run short on funds to pay full benefits within the next decade.
In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended a plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats repeatedly seized on it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security.
When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security it brought howls of protests from the GOP side of the aisle during the State of the Union address.
Social Security payments are going up, and with that comes an increase in calls, emails and texts from imposters trying to trick people out of information or money, the U.S. government warns.
The news that 70 million people will see an 8.7% boost in their Social Security checks next year came just weeks before Election Day, but it's unlikely to give Democrats the edge they're desperately seeking at the polls.
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a major increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment (or COLA) is added to Social Security payments.
A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare, but officials warn that the current economic turbulence is putting additional pressures on the bedrock retirement programs.
A former San Antonio adult day care owner was sentenced to prison this week for a health care and Social Security scheme theft worth nearly $1.8 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
When seniors enter retirement, a good amount of them rely solely on Social Security checks as income and sometimes the checks aren’t enough to cover groceries.
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The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday.
Even for those of us who think we have some knowledge about anything tax related, it can be a stressful time. And it's certainly not a time when you want to play a guessing game.
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The 9@9: SCOTUS hearings; early voting; Social Security increasePublished: October 14, 2020, 9:51 amThe 9@9 features some of the biggest stories making headlines at home, around the country and across the globe. Here’s what’s trending.
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WASHINGTON – Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus and its consequences for older people. The economic fallout from the virus has reduced tax collections for Social Security and Medicare, likely worsening their long-term financial condition. The former vice president would raise Social Security taxes by applying the payroll tax to earnings above $400,000 a year. That amount generally increases, so at least some of any additional Social Security raise goes to health care premiums. That prompted Congress to pass recent election-year legislation that limits next year’s premium increase but gradually collects the full amount later on under a repayment mechanism.
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The former Mrs. Florida is scheduled to trade her evening gown for a prison jumpsuit after pleading guilty to stealing her mother's Social Security checks, prosecutors say, to help fund her opulent lifestyle. Turk pleaded guilty to misdemeanor social security fraud and was sentenced to one month behind bars. The Social Security checks were supposed to pay the nursing home where her mom lived. But Turk says she refused to pay the nursing home bills because the facility neglected her mother, she says. Turk says she used the money to pay for private nurses to take care of her mother around the clock.
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Figuring out what you owe can be complicated, here is some information to understand what is taxable under Social Security. Social Security is taxable at three different levels, based upon how much other income you have and your income tax filing status. This is 50% of your household Social Security benefits plus all of your other taxable income, plus any tax-free income. These breakpoints are the same if your filing status is Married Filing Separately and the couple does not live together during the tax year. If your Provisional Income (defined above) is less than the first breakpoint based on your filing status, then none of your Social Security is taxable.
