3 Social Security Rules That Are Changing in 2025 -- and 1 Age-Old Rule That Sorely Needs an Update
One Social Security rule that isn't changing in 2025 is the threshold for taxes on benefits. Social Security recipients are subject to taxes on their retirement benefits based on their combined income, which is 50% of their annual Social Security benefit plus other taxable income and nontaxable interest income (such as what municipal bonds pay).
How Social Security Bill Could Change 2025 Benefits
More From Newsweek Vault: Latest Social Security News: 2025 COLA Announcement and Upcoming Changes to Your Benefits If it becomes law, the Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate two provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.
Is it possible to retire comfortably on Social Security alone? We asked seniors.
Is it possible to live comfortably in retirement on Social Security income alone?  Yes and no.  Alden and Dena Swartz draw nearly $4,000 a month from Social Security, the government program designed to support Americans in retirement.
Working and Collecting a Social Security Benefit? Big Changes Are On the Way in 2025.
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) isn't the only notable change to America's top retirement program in 2025.
Let's Get Real About Social Security and Immigration
Since 2002, national pollster Gallup has surveyed retirees on an annual basis to gauge how reliant they are on their Social Security income. During this 23-year stretch, 80% to 90% of respondents, including 88% in the latest survey released in April 2024,
There's Good News and Bad News About 2025's Social Security COLA
But the truth is that your monthly benefit is never truly locked in, because each year, Social Security recipients are ...
Planning for retirement: Here's how I expect to spend my Social Security checks
The idea of depending entirely on Social Security doesn't sit well with me. That's why I'm taking control now by building ...
When Are December 2024 Social Security Payments Coming?
Anyone born between the 21st and 31st of any month will have their benefits paid on December 27. January payments for SSI and ...
Why Retirees' Average Take-Home Social Security Increase in 2025 Will Be 20% Lower Than They Might Expect
Less than six weeks remain before retirees will get a raise. Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that ...
73% of workers worry Social Security won’t be able to pay retirement benefits. Here’s what advisers say.
Gen Xers say they are worried they may not receive their benefits at retirement age if Social Security funds are depleted.
Senate has 6 weeks to vote to lift Social Security for public workers. Will it?
Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their ...
3 Possible Social Security Checks in November 2024? Here's Why
But it's only part of the program, which also covers disabled workers and their families, as well as the family members of ...
No, the president cannot change Social Security
VERIFY readers asked if the president can change Social Security. Its tax rate and benefits are set by law, so it would take ...
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Gillibrand calls on Senate to pass Social Security Fairness Act
The bipartisan bill would increase Social Security benefits for 2.5 million Americans, including first responders.
Dave Ramsey sounds alarm on Social Security for retired Americans
Personal finance radio host Dave Ramsey adds another element of unease about retirement finances as he explains his view that ...