Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.

Veronique De Rugy Creators Syndicate Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once again, they confirm what we’ve known for ...

The Columbiana County commissioners heard from the Ohio Treasurer’s Office about a growing initiative meant to aid in the long-term care for individuals with disabilities — STABLE accounts — during ...

SSI recipients will receive their July payment on July 1, 2025, following May's double disbursement. The schedule continues ...

It’s your legal right, and by doing so, you accomplish two things. No. 1: You will get a legal decision about your eligibility for benefits, not just one Social Security clerk’s opinion. No. 2: You ...

Social Security payments go out this month on a normal schedule. However, if you happened to have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration (SSA), your check may soon be a bit smaller.

If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you will receive your regular payment on July 1. However, similar to May, ...

Unfortunately, the latest Social Security Trustees Report has raised concerns about the program's solvency. This is a serious ...

Social Security is hugely important to a large share of Americans. Almost 69 million Americans will receive monthly Social Security benefits in 2025, totaling about $1.6 trillion in benefits paid ...

July’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries on Tuesday. SSI ...

The first round of July’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...