Issues at processing centers have been caused by staff reductions and increased workloads, the government agency said.

President Trump and Elon Musk claim Social Security pays millions of dead people. The reality: less than one percent of the ...

In fact, only about 89,000 people aged 99 or older received benefits from Social Security last year. Improper payments are a legitimate concern for the Social Security Administration. Internal ...

Social Security tends to be the subject of rumors. You might read on the internet that the program is going bankrupt, or that ...

An estimated $400 billion of COVID-aid was improperly allocated to falsified or stolen Social Security numbers, according to ...

Wrongful inclusion in the Social Security death master file can have devastating consequences. Learn what this database is, ...

The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and ...

Power the Future CEO Dan Turner is pushing back after Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia came after him about a past social media ...

Between fiscal years 2015 through 2022, SSA estimates it made nearly $72 billion in improper payments. Beginning March 27, the Social Security Administration will begin withholding 100% of ...

The liberal justices dissented as the high court lets the cost-cutting team scour massive databases on Americans.

A 2024 audit of the Social Security program found $72 billion in improper payments to Americans between 2015 and 2022. That sounds like a lot of money, until you consider that Social Security ...