Social Security News

• Social Security Offices Are expected to Reopen in March
  
  The agency, whose offices were closed nearly two years ago, and the unions representing its work force agreed to reopen more than 1,200 offices.
  New York Times.  Friday, 21 Jan 2022.
• Afghan evacuees left in limbo here in the US
  
  Many Afghan evacuees are struggling under a broken immigration bureaucracy, lack of government papers and documentation and delayed Social Security numbers.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Financial Planning For Dummies
  
  Most people are really bad at personal financial planning. Among the mistakes: they save too little or too much; they buy the wrong amount of life insurance; they leave great sums of Social Security benefits on the table, etc.
  Forbes.  Monday, 10 Jan 2022.
• Smart Money Advice From A Personal Finance Iconoclast
  
  'Money Magic' author Laurence Kotlikoff shares his provocative views about retirement, Social Security, mortgages and more.
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Here's when you'll get your Social Security COLA raise
  
  Seniors will get a hefty 5.9% bump in their checks But some experts doubt it will be enough to offset inflation.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 4 Jan 2022.
• Surprise Coronavirus Stimulus Checks: COLA To Boost Social Security Payments
  
  The rumored fourth stimulus check is nowhere to be seen, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still not over, a surprise payment boost starting next month could offer some relief ...
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 31 Dec 2021.
• Here's when you'll get your Social Security COLA adjustment
  
  Seniors will get a big 5.9% bump in their benefit checks soon. But some experts wonder if it's enough to offset inflation.
  CBS News.  Monday, 20 Dec 2021.
• Mother, 48, spent two years living as her estranged daughter after stealing her identity
  
  Laura Oglesby, 48, pleaded guilty to adopting the identity of her estranged daughter Lauren Hays after applying for a Social Security Card in her name. She faces five years in prison.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 9 Dec 2021.
• New Hampshire woman allegedly kept mother's corpse for months while Social Security payments continued
  
  Kimberly K. Heller, 54, was arrested in Bedford, New Hampshire, and charged with abuse of a corpse after allegedly keeping her mother's corpse inside her home for nearly six months.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 8 Dec 2021.
• Army vet, 41, accused of obtaining more than $1million in benefits by PRETENDING to be paraplegic
  
  William Rich, 41, allegedly received $800,000 from the VA and $240,000 from social security after being ruled 100 per cent disability in 2007, two years after being injured in a bomb blast in Iraq.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021.
• Biden administration drops challenges to Social Security benefits for same-sex couples
  
  The Justice Department has abandoned challenges to two nationwide class action lawsuits seeking Social Security benefits for surviving partners of same-sex relationships. ...
  Washington Times.  Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021.
• More same-sex couples may be eligible for Social Security survivor benefits.
  
  Even after winning the right to marry across the U.S. more than six years ago, some same-sex couples have faced challenges obtaining certain benefits.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021.
• Social Security: Millions of retirees to receive largest cost-of-living adjustment in decades
  
  Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 14 Oct 2021.
• Social Security Payments To See Largest Increase In 40 Years
  
  5.9% COLA is the largest increase since 1982
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021.
• Surging inflation drives largest Social Security COLA hike in nearly 40 years
  
  The one upside to surging inflation is that those getting some government checks will see bigger payments, with Social Security announcing a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment Wednesday. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021.

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