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Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will increase 2.5% in 2025. Learn more from SSA: blog.ssa.gov/social-security-a

SSASocial Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025 | SSA
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average…

On September 30, SSI changed three rules related to how it looks at in-kind support and maintenance. All DB101 articles and Estimators have been updated and show the new rules. For more info in your state, visit db101.org/

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Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on employment, health coverage, and benefits. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together.

Beginning on September 30, Social Security is making a few changes to the SSI program that means more people might get benefits or might get higher benefits. Learn more at blog.ssa.gov/social-security-t

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SSASocial Security to Expand Access to SSI Program by Updating Definition of a Public Assistance Household | SSA
The Social Security Administration recently published a final rule, “Expand the Definition of a Public Assistance Household.” This final rule announces one of several updates to Supplemental Security…

Social Security is lowering the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to 10% from 100%, significantly reducing financial hardship on people with overpayments.

Learn more: blog.ssa.gov/social-security-e

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SSASocial Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Social Security Beneficiaries - Automatic Overpayment Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent | SSA
Social Security announced it will decrease the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to ten percent (or $10, whichever is greater) from 100 percent…