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Social Security and Veteran's Administration Issue Guidance on Same-Sex Couples
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Veteran's Administration (VA) have begun to issue guidance governing the treatment of same-sex marriages.
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Social Security Benefits to Rise Only 1.5 Percent in 2014
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.5 percent increase in payments in 2014 . . . ...
Read moreMedicare Part B Premium to Remain the Same for 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2013 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .
Read moreHow Do Divorce and Remarriage Affect Social Security Benefits?
It is common knowledge that husbands and wives are entitled to collect Social Security benefits on their spouses' work records.
Read moreNew Guides Help Those Appointed to Manage Someone Else's Money
Have you been officially asked to manage someone else's money? Four new guides help people who have been given the important responsibility of managing money or property for someone else. ...
Read moreHow You Can Use Your Social Security Benefits as an Interest-Free Loan
One little-known Social Security retirement benefits rule is the so-called “do-over rule.” ...
Read moreThe Powers and Responsibilities of Representative Payees
Do you have a friend or loved one who receives Social Security and is unable to manage her payments? If so, you can request that the Social Security Administration (SSA), the government agency that disburses Social Security, name you as...
Read moreSocial Security Benefits to Inch Up 1.7 Percent in 2015
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase in payments in 2015. ...
Read moreMan Who Dressed as His Elderly Mother to Regain Her Home Gets 13 Years
A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 13 years in prison for impersonating his deceased mother . . . ...
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