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Social Security COLA 2027: Why Medicare deductions could reduce retirees’ monthly benefit increase

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Social Security COLA 2027 may increase benefits, but Medicare deductions could reduce retirees' monthly payments. (AFP)

The three-month period used to calculate the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ended in September. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is expected to announce the official increase in October. Until then, retirees can only use estimates to know how much their monthly payments may increase. Social Security COLA 2027 may increase benefits, but Medicare … Read more

Social Security 2032 cuts: Why a 22% benefit cut could matter in 2026 midterms

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Social Security benefits could face a 22% cut in 2032 if Congress does not act. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (AFP)

Social Security could face a major benefit cut in 2032 if Congress does not act. The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of money in the last three months of 2032. If that happens, Social Security benefits would automatically face an across-the-board 22% cut, according to the Social Security Board of Trustees. … Read more

Social Security September 2026 payments: Check SSI dates, benefit amounts and 2027 COLA forecast

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Social Security payments are going out this week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) (AP)

Millions of Americans will receive Social Security-related payments this week, with two groups of beneficiaries scheduled to get their money, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). More than 75 million Americans received Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both in July, the SSA’s latest monthly data showed. Social Security payments are going out … Read more

Did Patrick Clancy financially benefit from his children’s deaths? Bizarre claim fact checked

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Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her murder trial continues; online theories about her ex-husband Patrick Clancy have gone viral. (Reuters)

Questions about Patrick Clancy’s money have become another talking point around the Lindsay Clancy trial. While some people online have accused Patrick of financially benefiting from the deaths of his children, those claims remain theories and have not been established in court. Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her murder trial continues; online theories about … Read more