Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.
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Job Cuts, No Social Security Checks: How U.S. Government Default Could Affect You
Millions of Americans rely on benefits that could go unpaid and services that could be disrupted, or halted, if the government can’t pay its bills for an extended period.
ON YOUR SIDE: Social Security Benefits to Jump by 8.7% Next Year
Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, a historic increase but a gain that will be eaten up in part by the rising cost of everyday living.
House Scraps Background Check Regulation
The House has voted to scrap an Obama administration regulation extending background checks for disabled Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs. The vote to repeal the regulation is 235-180. The vote is part of an effort to repeal a handful of regulations issued in President Barack Obama’s final months and represents the first steps toward strengthening…
