Tag: social_security_benefits
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Social Security Administration Highlights Benefits for Divorced Spouses
The Social Security Administration's latest blog post covers Social Security benefits for divorced spouses, following last week's guidance on changing your name on your Social Security card.
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Social Security Urges Accurate School Attendance Reporting for Student Benefits
Social Security pays benefits to more than 200,000 students each year, and officials say accurate full-time school attendance reporting is key to ensuring those benefits are paid correctly.
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Social Security Administration Tells Washington, D.C. Residents Local Office Status Has Changed
The agency is directing the public to check the status of their local office, card center or hearing office online before visiting, and says much of its business can be handled online instead.
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Social Security Announces 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2027
Retirement benefits will rise by about $75 a month on average starting in January, with SSI payments increasing from December 31, 2026.
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SSA Warns Public Not to Pay for Promises of Increased Benefits
Social Security Administration alerts Americans to scams offering to "boost" or "maximize" benefits for an upfront fee, warning that SSA never charges for benefit increases.
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