Have a Social Security Question? Please Hold

Image: Julian Carvajal via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/73x9CF Social Security has closed 67 field offices since fiscal 2010 in rural and urban areas alike. For the public, the cuts have meant less access to field offices, and ballooning wait times in the remaining 1,229 offices and on the agency’s toll-free line. It also has meant …

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Delivering on the promise of America’s pension plan: Seven Social Security reforms Congress should enact now

Image: Simon Cunningham via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/2dSkq7v Social Security benefits are crucial to the economic security of more than 1.3 million Washington residents and their families, and contribute significantly to the economic stability of every region of the state. Yet some members of Congress are threatening once again to cut Social Security to pay …

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12 Top Things to Know About Social Security

Image: Nick Youngson via The Blue Diamond Gallery/Creative Commons 3, http://thebluediamondgallery.com/tablet-dictionary/s/social-security.html Understand Social Security: the program that helps secure your future. This informative article from AARP covers everything from how the Social Security Trust Fund operates to COLAs, working during retirement, and beyond. Read more (AARP) »