The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Disability income replaces a portion of lost wages when an ...

The following information was released by the Independent Institute:. Americans who could have productive work lives instead sit at home sucking from another federal welfare system. A recent job ...

The departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development have worked to usher in stricter ...

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025.

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Discover the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments by state, how much you could receive, and who qualifies in this ...

Starting next year, people who became disabled by age 46 will be eligible for ABLE accounts. The accounts have been slow to catch on, partly because the current age limit is 26. By Ann Carrns Starting ...

In January 2026, the calendar isn’t kind on many recipients of retirement, disability or survivor benefits in the U.S.

Missouri families are concerned about potential cuts to a Medicaid program for people with developmental disabilities. Missouri faces losing between $11 and $18 billion in federal Medicaid funding ...

Millions of Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive two federal payments in December, as a result of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) payment calendar and the ...

Social Security is about to go through one of its most consequential years in recent memory, with benefit formulas, tax ...