Social Security Benefits Impact Estimated at $4,000 Over Past Five Years For an unprecedented sixth consecutive year, Social Security recipients will get a record low cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.7% in 2015. ...
Category: Issues
Social Security & Medicare Questions: WEP and Widow’s Benefits
Q: My Social Security benefits are reduced because I receive a government pension. I started benefits at age 70. My wife worked in a private sector job and started Social Security at 66. If I pass on would her Social Sec ...
What’s Missing From Your 2015 Social Security Check? About $113, Says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL)
Alexandria, VA: How much will the Social Security cost – of – living adjustment (COLA) boost your benefits? “Probably not enough to prevent a loss of benefit buying power,” says Ed Cates, Chairman of The Senior Cit ...
Sixth Consecutive Year Of Record Low COLAs “Unprecedented,” Says The Senior Citizens League
Alexandria, VA: The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will remain at record low levels again in 2015, says a new forecast by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). According to the most recent consumer ...
White House Action On Immigration Comes With Hidden Long-term Costs to Social Security, Warns The Senior Citizen League
Alexandria, VA: White House action that provides work authorization and Social Security numbers for unauthorized immigrants comes with hidden, but significant, long – term costs, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Warns: White House Action On Immigration Could Give Social Security To Known Illegals
Alexandria, VA: President Obama is considering Executive action soon that would bypass Congress on immigration. A White House initiative that supplies green cards and work - authorized Social Security numbers to undocume ...
SSA Fails To Obtain Evidence Of “Legal Status” One-Third Of The Time
By Mary Johnson The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Inspector General recently performed a rare audit to check the lawful presence of noncitizens receiving Social Security benefits - the first such au ...
Benefit Bulletin: August 2014
How Medicare Can Save Billions: Stop Assigning Seniors To The Wrong Drug Plans A new study finds that Medicare is spending billions of dollars more than necessary because low-income seniors are randomly assigned to ...
Ask The Advisor: Why Are My Out-of-Pocket Costs So High?
Why Are My Out-of-Pocket Costs So High? Q: Although my Medicare Advantage Plan did not raise premiums much over the past two years, I discovered that I had to pay considerably more out-of-pocket than I expected to th ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Medicare Part B SSI Deduction
Why Is Social Security Deducting Premiums For Medicare When My Son Gets Medicaid? Q: My 40-year old son is disabled with cerebral palsy and lives with me. He was receiving a $721 a month SSI payment and Medicaid. W ...
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