Social Security Sounds the Alarm on Possible Payment Delays
Social Security workers are sounding the alarm that some beneficiaries could see payment delays as the agency undergoes significant changes in the next few weeks. Employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) told USA Today that thousands of Americans could see delays or stopped checks, as officials have instructed workers to focus on roughly 900,000 […]
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Social Security Recipients to Get Double Payment in May: What to Know
Some Social Security benefit recipients will get two payments next month. The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out billions in benefits every month to some 70 million Americans. In May 2025, the 7.4 million people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is for disabled and blind Americans with little to no income or assets, […]
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IRS Reminds US Taxpayers of Payment Plan Options
By Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the British Royal Family. Aliss joined Newsweek full time in January 2024 after a year of freelance […]
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