Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Social Security Administration May Face 50% Workforce Cut
By Melanie WaddellThe acting SSA chief requested that managers present a plan for a 50% staff reduction, The American Prospect reports.
February 24, 2025
Social Security Claiming: The Case of Medicare and the Non-Working SpouseSpouses without an earnings record must wait for their working spouse to file, but Medicare is another matter.
February 21, 2025
Senators Press Acting Social Security Head on DOGE AccessThey raised concerns that Musk and Trump had made false fraud claims as a pretense for benefit cuts.
February 20, 2025
What Trump’s Tax Policies Could Mean for ClientsSeveral proposals could affect planning priorities for the near and long term.
February 20, 2025
Social Security Head Refutes Claim That Millions Over 100 Are Collecting BenefitsMany records do not contain a date of death, says Lee Dudek, the agency's acting commissioner.
February 19, 2025
No, Social Security Is Not Rife With FraudThe notion that millions of dead people are receiving checks is "absurd, corrosive nonsense," a financial writer says.
February 18, 2025
Acting Social Security Commissioner Steps Down After DOGE ClashMichelle King resigned after refusing to hand over private Social Security data, according to news reports.
February 13, 2025
End Taxes on Social Security? Popular, Yes, With One Big DownsideA bill revived in Congress would enact President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to cut Social Security taxes.