The timing of the first weekend in November requires the SSA to distribute two payments in October. The month's first ...

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments going out on the second Wednesday of the month, Oct. 8. Subsequent payments will go out on the third (Oct. 15) ...

While the SSA hasn’t publicly confirmed how many beneficiaries are affected, records obtained via a Freedom of Information ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is changing how you apply for new benefits and update your direct deposit information. After some pushback, the timeline for implementing the changes has been ...

The Social Security Administration is transitioning to electronic payments next week after 85 years of issuing paper checks to U.S. retirees.

As of Monday, Sept. 22, the East Bronx Social Security office has reopened at 1380 Parker St. Local telephone services will ...

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To better protect from fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration announced it’ll be implementing “stronger identity verification procedures,” including requiring millions of recipients and ...

Social Security payments for July will soon be distributed on a normal schedule to more than 71 million Americans. However, if you happened to have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration ...

The Reading Social Security field office at 201 Penn St. is closed until further notice while it undergoes repairs to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. The office has experienced ...

This change, effective March 31, aims to combat fraud, but may disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. The SSA estimates 75,000 to 85,000 more Americans will need to visit local offices ...

August DeClemente wanted to make a simple adjustment to his Social Security account. In the old days, all the Allentown man had to do was go to the office on North Fourth Street, get in line and make ...