I don’t understand. What is the criteria?...........
CLICKBAIT
Are they saying that a surge of retirements is occurring in July 2026, or thereabouts? Why would that be true? Why this “first wave”?
“ Millions of retirees are set to cash in.”
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Meaning nothing more than that retirees on social security will get their REGULAR July payments. NO “SPECIAL” PAYMENTS will be going out.
Again…. CLICKBAIT!
Useless clickbait with a deliberately misleading headline. There is no new information there.
I get a little over $2k. Took care of business outside of SSI and it’s more than enough. So why does ANYONE need $5k per month? You all know the elephant in the room is showing up soon. So tell me-is this article a suggestion that cuts are in place or that(more importantly) MEANS TESTING is an option? I’ve got plenty of money just like the guys that’ll get the $5k/mo. Those that depend on it for 100% of their income are not gonna let us get away with ANY cuts.
Trump accounts will pay off 20 years down the road. That means we’ve got a 40 year-something window to get rid of SSI. My goal would be 2064 when the youngest baby boomer will be 100 years old and all dead(mostly). That means the next 38 years will force SSI to be funded from the general fund. Cut expenses somewhere.
Some Social Security recipients will receive 2 payments in July
No news here. Payments always come on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of the month, depending on which third of the month one’s birthday falls.
Stupid story.
According to the SSA, the following applies to those who earned the taxable maximum in each year beginning at age 22 and start receiving benefits in 2026.
Otherwise, the details are - as mentioned - the standard payment schedule, and your amount remains as already established. This is NOT an indication of a "raise" coming for those only collecting $1500 to $2500.
This must be the ultimate clickbait, at least that I’ve seen.
Totally crap article.
This is stupid clickbait!
“Those who withdraw early will have their benefits reduced by up to 30%”
not right away and only if you live long enough ... Early withdrawal of Social Security means claiming benefits before your Full Retirement Age (FRA). For anyone born before 1960, your FRA is between 66 and 67. Claiming early withdrawal permanently reduces your monthly check approximately .5%/year for each year withdrawn before FRA, whereas waiting until FRA—or up to age 70—maximizes your payout.
the main problem with waiting the extra years prior FRA to maximize your payout is that you may be too ill or disabled to enjoy that extra bit; in fact, you may be too ill or disabled to enjoy any of it ...
total clickbait: not a damn thing special is happening with payouts ... nothing ... nada ... zero ...
Bull. It depends upon how much you earned.
Is this report saying Social Security checks will go up?
Bogus headline, wasted post. Just summarizes the rules for collecting SS; there is no change in rates, no special check coming to anyone.
AI-generated article. Totally incoherent.
AI generated clickbait article. There’s nothing me going on.