Withholding occurs when the SSA retains part of a monthly benefit payment until the overpayment debt is fully repaid.

The Treasury Secretary has described new savings account for young Americans as a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security." ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments about the safety net program ventured onto the so-called third rail of American ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday likened the Trump accounts created by Republicans’ massive new domestic policy ...

A provision in the Republican megabill, which was signed into law earlier this month, giving each newborn $1,000 could be “a ...

The trouble began in 2021, when Americans found themselves flush with cash from stimulus policies at a time when supply ...

There's Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well. This is a monthly benefit for the blind, disabled, and low-income ...

If you’ve been seeing the Federal Reserve a lot in the news lately, there’s a reason for that. The Fed met this week to discuss its interest rate policies. And the big question on everybody’s mind was ...

The Social Security Administration is preparing to enact a sweeping policy change that could drastically increase the strain ...

THE Philippines’ Social Security System (SSS) will implement a landmark three-year pension increase starting September 2025, ...

China is famous for its thrift. Households as a group now save over 30% of their disposable income. Migrant workers, like Mr ...

This remarkable stability is no fluke. It reflects a basic reality of human behavior: When tax rates go up, people don't ...