Social Security Cuts Could Impact Benefit Payments

Social Security: Final March payments before benefit increase in April
Social Security recipients should note an update for April 2025 payments, which will include benefit increases for millions of retirees.
Social Security could soon take 100% of your benefit check if you're overpaid. Here's what to know.
The policy could lead to hardship for some elderly Americans, Social Security advocates say. Here's what to know.
How Social Security Cuts Could Impact Benefit Payments
Social Security has become a hot topic in recent weeks as the Trump administration continues its overhaul of the federal agency responsible for paying benefits to tens of millions of people every month.
New law has ignited a wave of new Social Security benefit claims. What you need to know
Social Security Administration says it's processed 30,000 claims under the Social Security Fairness Act. Only about 2.97 million more to go.
Do I qualify to receive a retroactive Social Security benefits payment? What to know
As part of the new Social Security Fairness Act, millions of people will receive a retroactive payment in addition to monthly Social Security benefit increases.
The Social Security Administration is Reducing Its Spending—Here's How It Will Affect Your Benefits
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Social Security Administration plans to cut or avoid spending $800 million this fiscal year and plans to reduce its workforce by more than 12%.Experts said these budget cuts could make it harder for beneficiaries to contact Social Security and could disrupt benefits.
New Social Security policy could cut off recipients’ benefits: Here’s how
A change in the way Social Security handles overpayments could eliminate monthly benefits for some recipients, the agency announced last week. On Friday, the agency announced it was reinstating a plan to take 100% of a beneficiary’s monthly check until an overpayment is repaid.
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