The new bill comes as the Social Security trust fund approaches possible depletion and as Congress faces mounting pressure.

More people than usual are filing for Social Security in 2025. Through May, claims are up about 17% compared with the same time last year, according to CBS News. The baseline rise from baby ...

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If claiming at 62 with no future reduction in benefits, they are projected to receive $403,200 in Social Security “real” benefits over their lifetime. If claiming at 62 with a 23% reduction in ...

More than three-quarters of Americans fear Social Security won't provide enough to live on when they retire, AARP study finds ...

A bipartisan duo in the Senate has been garnering attention for a pitch aimed at shoring up the solvency of Social Security. The idea, pushed by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), ...

President Donald Trump signed a bill that includes a tax deduction for seniors, but not the elimination of taxes on Social Security benefits. The deduction is temporary, lasting only through 2028 ...

For some Social Security recipients, benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount in the coming months. Meanwhile, some others may have recently gotten a bump in their benefits.

Bill Armstrong is among the 62-year-olds who have filed for Social Security retirement benefits in recent months. "I decided I better get in the system before they move that age higher," he says.

Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming: Here's the Timeline of How We Got Here and the Latest Forecast of When These Cuts Can Take Place By Sean Williams – Jun 29, 2025 at 3:44AM ...

That's why it can be really alarming to receive a notice that your benefit's about to get cut in half. That's what happened to one married couple a few months ago after they'd been on Social ...

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