Social Security articles and explainers about Ssa Update.
Check the marriage timeline, the conditional two-year divorce rule, your own benefit and deemed filing before planning a claim on a living former spouse’s record. Remarriage and survivor benefits require separate checks.
SSDI normally changes automatically at full retirement age. Learn how to check your birth-year rule, compare gross benefits and deposits, and separate Medicare, work and SSI questions.
Understand the month covered by a final payment, why banks return deposits, the Title II underpayment priority order, Form SSA-1724 and SSI's narrower survivor rules.
The 2026 inspector general audit found a historical SSI underpayment problem. Here is what the estimate means, how to organize a specific inquiry, and why deceased-recipient rules need separate attention.
A practical guide to the 2027 COLA notice rollout, the November 18 paperless deadline, account documents and reading a new award without adding the increase twice.
Understand the one-time Medicare premium rebate, the eligibility questions Medicare must answer, and the separate steps for identifying a deposit, checking payment status and avoiding impersonation scams.
Review the official status of S. 770 and H.R. 1700, their proposed benefit and financing changes, and why the original effective dates are not approved payment dates.
Check the official records for the $200 emergency relief proposal, its January-June 2026 window, proposed eligibility and how it differs from COLA.
Find the right Social Security document, download a replacement SSA-1099 for the correct year, and use official alternatives when online access is unavailable.
Use your official Social Security Statement to find estimated taxes paid, separate your share from employer and Medicare totals, and check the earnings behind the figures.