Unclear if sweeping executive order will affect Medicaid and other federal assistance programs for older Americans.

MONTPELIER, VT- Vermont legislators are calling for support on a bill (H.74) that would gradually end state taxes on social security benefits. Those backing the bill say it could provide relief for middle-income retirees struggling to make ends meet.

One positive aspect of Social Security is that the program is set up to adapt to economic changes. Each year, for example, Social Security benefits are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment.

Social Security beneficiaries who stood to see a boost in payouts as the result of a law approved earlier this month may have to wait a little longer than expected for higher payments.

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will see delays as the SSA manually adjusts benefits as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act.

Retirees looking forward to increased benefits because of the Social Security Fairness Act may now have to wait more than one year due to reduced funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Social Security Fairness Act is adding to the workload of a federal agency already short on staff, it says in urging patience.

Here's the Social Security Disability Insurance payment schedule for February 2025.

She'd been waiting for nearly two months, but a disabled Prince George woman who was on the verge of being evicted from her home got a last minute payment from the Social Security Administration.

Eroding North Carolina of criminals, in particular those who entered the country illegally and then broke more laws, continues to get a push from lawmakers in the Republican Party, the president, and forecast soon ICE.

In Bar Harbor, businesses are 'cautiously concerned' as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.