According to Social Security estimates, 2.1 million retirees and 770,000 spouses and surviving spouses are eligible to receive these payments as part of the Social Security Fairness Act's approval.

2. Current workers may owe more money in Social Security taxes. The other big announcement affects current workers, and specifically those who earn a higher income.

The maximum Social Security benefit may surprise you. In 2025, the largest possible monthly Social Security benefit you can collect is $5,108. However, most seniors on Social Security get a ...

Social Security notes online that SSI is generally for people who don’t earn more than $1,971 from work each month. "The income limit increases for couples and when parents apply for children.

In many other countries, benefits are more generous and come closer to fully replacing workers’ paychecks. Americans, by contrast, rely more on private pensions and tax-advantaged savings ...

It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services. This article is available to Insider Pro subscribers only.

Lutheran Social Services was part of a group of leaders of area homeless and family shelters who asked the Franklin County Commissioners and Columbus City Council for more funding — to the tune ...