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Single mom gets back stolen disability benefits

  • Apr 6
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2 DOGE staffers may have violated Hatch Act: DOJ

  • Jan 20

Community programs in Newark offering help amid economic struggles

  • Nov 24, 2025
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Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026

  • Oct 24, 2025

Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed

  • Oct 15, 2025

US government to stop issuing paper checks: What to know

  • Sep 30, 2025

DOGE uploaded Social Security numbers to server: whistleblower

  • Aug 27, 2025

AARP takes over NYC to celebrate social security's 90th anniversary

  • Aug 15, 2025

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Steps to take to keep personal info safe amid latest data breach

  • Aug 20, 2024
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Social Security scammers are on the rise

  • Jul 29, 2024
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Man with special needs mistakenly declared dead by SSA

  • Apr 26, 2024
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Man with special needs mistakenly declared dead by SSA

  • Apr 26, 2024
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7 On Your Side: Harlem man loses savings, benefits after being wrongly declared dead

  • Jul 27, 2023
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7 On Your Side battles Social Security to restore missing money

  • Jan 13, 2023
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2 women, very much alive, declared dead by Social Security Admin

  • Aug 27, 2021
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Gov. Cuomo says federal government want ID numbers for vaccine distribution

  • Nov 2, 2020

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Social Security has existed for 90 years. Why it may be more threatened than ever

President Trump and Republicans who control Congress have not proposed a long-term solution to shore up the program.

  • Aug 15, 2025
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Social Security says it will no longer send paper checks | What to know

The Trump administration will soon stop sending out paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries, as part of an effort to fully modernize federal benefits payments.

  • Aug 4, 2025
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Aflac finds suspicious activity on US network that may impact Social Security numbers, other data

Aflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information.

  • Jun 20, 2025
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Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits in 2034 if Congress doesn't act

Social security payouts may be at risk if Congress doesn't take action.

  • Jun 19, 2025

SCOTUS gives DOGE access to Social Security data

The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Friday granted DOGE the ability to access sensitive data inside the Social Security Administration.

  • Jun 7, 2025