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

The changes to Social Security’s repayment policies will mean that some recipients will see 50 percent of their monthly check ...

Social Security COLAs are based on third-quarter changes to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical ...

The Trump administration has threatened, then revoked threats, to resume collections on federal student loans. A higher education expert, Mark Kantrowitz, told CNBC that if the administration ...

Millions of retirees rely on the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to ensure their income keeps up ...

Current reports wage garnishment may affect millions as student loan collections restart. Borrowers can consolidate or ...

6 Groups Who Can’t Count on Social Security Benefits Medicare Part B premiums are 10% higher late enrollment penalties In 2012 In 2025 one-third or more full retirement age moving the goalposts ...

A recent report finds that Social Security covers only about 30% of retirees’ expenses on average in the largest U.S. cities.

A man in Ohio received contradicting letters from the Social Security Administration, one saying he is getting a lump sum while another said he owed money.