They may be in for adisappointmentbecause if current projections hold true, the increase to benefits could be thelowest since 2021. The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be 2.5% next year, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst, predicted...
The Social Security Administration set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.5%, the smallest annual COLA hike since 2021. Although inflation has eased from its pandemic-era heights, some advocates for older Americans say the modest bump in Social Security benefits puts U.S. retirees at ri...
The good news, though, is that the earnings test limits increased in 2025 compared to 2024. This means that if you're working while on Social Security, you get the leeway to earn a little more money before losing a portion of your benefits temporarily. The general earnings test limit in ...
Continued social protection in central and eastern Europe is vital in order to compensate for the loss of rights previously provided by the State, to ease the process of economic change and, not least, to maintain social cohesion without altogether subjecting populations to the vagaries of the ...
A lot of people think it's unfair that seniors have to pay taxes on their Social Security. In fact, some might call it a form of double taxation, since workers are first paying taxes on their wages and are then being taxed on the retirement benefits they're supposed to get in return....
1. The income threshold for taxing Social Security Congress passed a couple of reforms for Social Security in the 1980s and 1990s that made some benefits taxable if your income exceeds a certain amount. And the amounts haven't been adjusted for inflation since. Social Security uses a metric ...
Social protection can help people adapt to and cope with climate-related shocks by providing social protection benefits, such as income security and access to healthcare. Moreover, social protection can cushion families, workers, and enterprises during the green transition and enable mor...
When it comes to Social Security benefits, women and minorities tend to receive less money. That means those individuals have a greater chance of retiring into poverty or grappling with financial instability if they become disabled. That also affects their families, who often receive less in depen...
Involvement of faculty and students in promoting the right to food security: lessons from a social change projectThe decline of the welfare state, the erosion of social services and benefits, and the prolonged economic recession, as well as the conservative political climate in Is...
Normally, you won't need to inform the SSA of any address change until you start to receive Social Security benefits or become eligible to enroll in Medicare. When the need arises, make your Social Security address changeonline or in person, depending on your preferences and current location....