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August's Inflation Uptick and What It Means for Benefit Budgets
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How Your Social Security Claiming Age Interacts With Benefit Limits
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Rising Savings Rates, Pricier Loans: What It Means for Benefit Limits
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Unpaid Work at a Family Business Can Still Cut Social Security Checks
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Dozens of states and thousands of families are suing Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube over the design…
Community Health Centers: Full Care on a Sliding-Fee Scale
Community health centers provide primary care, dental, mental health, and pharmacy services to every…
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Premium tax credits can cut marketplace insurance premiums dramatically, but the math changed for 20…
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ABLE Accounts: Saving Money Without Losing Disability Benefits
ABLE accounts let people with disabilities save well past the $2,000 SSI asset limit without losing …
Food Help for Seniors: CSFP Boxes, Meals on Wheels, and SNAP at 60+
Seniors have food programs built specifically for them: monthly CSFP boxes, home-delivered meals, fa…
Extra Help: The Part D Subsidy That Caps Drug Costs
Extra Help pays Medicare drug plan premiums and deductibles and caps copays at a few dollars per pre…
Social Security Disability: How to Apply and What to Expect
Most initial disability applications are denied. How SSDI and SSI work, what Social Security's disab…
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Benefits & Assistance
August's Inflation Uptick and What It Means for Benefit Budgets
Consumer prices rose again in August. Here is how that shows up in benefit calculations, application…
Benefits & Assistance
How Your Social Security Claiming Age Interacts With Benefit Limits
Retirement savings headlines focus on investment math, but claiming age also shapes eligibility for …
Benefits & Assistance
Rising Savings Rates, Pricier Loans: What It Means for Benefit Limits
Savings and CD rates are attractive while mortgage and HELOC rates climb. Here's how that split affe…
Benefits & Assistance
Unpaid Work at a Family Business Can Still Cut Social Security Checks
Social Security's earnings test looks at hours and duties, not just paychecks. Retirees with informa…
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Grocery and Energy Costs Are Rising Again — What It Means for Benefits
Higher food and energy costs are squeezing household budgets again. Here's how benefit eligibility r…
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Manhattan's Rent Boom and What It Means for Housing Aid
Luxury rents hitting new highs in big cities can quietly push up the rent benchmarks used to decide …
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