Since at least 2012, a persistent internet rumor has claimed that U.S. Social Security payments are being renamed as "Federal ...

The second wave of Social Security payments go out Wednesday. Those who receive SSI benefits will get two checks in August due to the timing of the Labor Day holiday.

Beginning July 24, Social Security garnishment recommenced for more than an estimated 1,000,000 beneficiaries who've been ...

Social Security beneficiaries will soon stop receiving paper checks as part of the Trump’s administration’s efforts to ...

The check will no longer be in the mail. Social Security will only be paying benefits electronically. What you need to know ...

The maximum possible benefit is $5,108 per month for those who delay claiming Social Security until age 70. Opting to take your benefits at 62 reduces the maximum to $2,831, while waiting until the ...

Starting September 30, 2025, the SSA will stop issuing paper checks for those who still receive their benefits this way.

It does this through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), which allows it to take federal payments, including your Social Security checks. Before 2002, the law used to guarantee that you’d keep at ...

The federal government will phase out paper checks for benefit payments soon. The Treasury Department will no longer issue ...

Social Security payments are used to an estimated 67 million people - federal data shows - 173,226 of them in New Jersey.

While it is true that Social Security checks are referred to as federal benefits, this is not a recent development. In fact, Social Security payments have been called "benefits" for the entirety ...