New Social Security anti-fraud rule will force more people to visit agency offices
The Social Security Administration will require people filing benefit applications who cannot prove their identities online ...
It’s time to strengthen Social Security, not cut it to shreds | Letters
The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — ...
Social Security to Toughen Identify Checks. Why You May Have to File in Person.
Changes being considered are meant to combat fraud and eliminate costs, but could make filing claims harder for some ...
Retirees Want Bigger Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs). Here's the Problem With That.
Social Security's 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 was nothing to write home about. If you're receiving checks, ...
Social Security Could Be Privatized Under DOGE, Democrats Warn. What Would That Mean?
Democrats and Independents have warned that cuts to the Social Security Administration's budget are a step toward privatizing ...
Rate of Social Security Benefit Claims Approved Drops—What to Know
The percentage of Social Security and Medicare applications being processed within two weeks has declined sharply since ...
‘I have made some mistakes': Social Security chief vows to learn from first month
Lee Dudek, the acting Social Security Administration commissioner, sent a memo to staff Tuesday outlining his vision for the ...
Social Security to impose identity checks and limit phone services in fraud crackdown
The Social Security Administration will now require beneficiaries to prove their identity when claiming benefits or changing ...
Cuts 'absolutely going to crater' Social Security, says former commissioner
Elon Musk is setting his sights on the Social Security Administration, which is expected to cut 7,000 jobs. Martin O'Malley, ...
Here’s how many Social Security workers are taking a buyout — so far
The Social Security Administration announced earlier this year it intended to cut its 57,000-person workforce by about 12%.
GA man sentenced to prison for stealing Social Security disability benefits for 20 years
A Villa Rica man has been sentenced to prison for stealing money that was intended as disability benefits from the Social ...