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The Latest Breaking News from Social Security

New disability payment replacing PIP may include ‘informal observations’ during the consultation

Adult Disability Payment has now replaced PIP for new claimants living in Scotland.

Daily Record

Scottish Child Payment website crashes hours after eligibility rules expanded to under-16s

Parents spoke of their frustration after seeing the Social Security Scotland website crash after hitting submit on their application forms.

Daily Record

New payment date and award rate update for people on PIP moving to devolved disability benefit

More than 322,000 existing PIP claimants will transfer to the new Adult Disability Payment.

Daily Record

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Social Security benefits in 2023: 5 big changes retirees should plan for

Inflation has been sky-high over the last year, so it’s a good thing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is boosting its cost of living adjustment (COLA) for benefit checks in 2023. It’s just one of many changes announced by Social Security recently.

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China Appoints Youngest Provincial Party Chief in Fujian

Zhou Zuyi, minister of human resources and social security, takes over from newly appointed Politburo member Yin Li

Caixin Global

Pelosi urges vote on debt ceiling in lame-duck session to avoid risk

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled that Democrats will seek to extend the federal debt ceiling during the lame-duck session of Congress, avoiding a potential fight with Republicans that she said could threaten the United States' credit rating.

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Democrat Mark Kelly holds seat in Arizona's U.S. Senate race

Control of the U.S. Senate still had not been determined as of Friday evening, three days after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans needed to pick up only one seat to take the majority in the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of…

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How much money you need saved to retire

You need 80% of your pre-retirement income per year in retirement to continue living a similar lifestyle.

Fortune

People on PIP moving to new devolved disability payment may see other benefits stop

If you do not report the change to DWP, HMRC or local council, other payments may automatically stop.

Daily Record

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home.

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People with long COVID face barriers to government disability benefits

When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with COVID-19 in spring 2020, she didn’t anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction.

Tribune News Service

More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.

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New payment set to replace Carer’s Allowance next year will offer 'improved service' for all claimants

People caring for more than one person will receive an extra £520 payment each year under new proposals.

Daily Record

POINT: Social Security’s future is a question of values, not affordability

Social Security is conservatively financed and managed. It has no borrowing authority and cannot deficit-spend. To ensure that all benefits can be paid in full and on time, Social Security’s Board of Trustees reports to Congress annually, projecting the program's income and outgo over three-quarters of a century. That is…

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COUNTERPOINT: No to eliminating (or raising) the Social Security Tax

I oppose the proposed elimination in 2023 of the $160,200 cap on earnings subject to the payroll tax rate of 12.4 percent paid to Social Security.

Daily Record

Tories slash incomes of poorest Scots by 16% over last ten years

Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to commit to raising all benefits - including the state pension - in line with inflation.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish benefits agency reveals annual payments – and warns of 'difficult' times ahead

SCOTLAND’S devolved benefits agency made payments totalling more than £160 million last year, as its boss has warned the next 12 months will be…

The National (Scotland)

Benefits should rise in line with inflation, Holyrood committee says

A HOLYROOD committee has called on the Scottish Government to increase benefits in line with inflation.

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Eye on unfinished agenda, Biden delivers a ‘closing argument’ in Maryland hours before decisive flurry of midterm voting

BOWIE, Md. — President Joe Biden delivered a closing argument at Bowie State University on the eve of the midterm elections, promoting the candidacy of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore and instructing Americans that democracy is at risk because of election deniers and other threats.

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Medicare phone scammers want to slash your benefits and leave you with fewer in-network providers

You answer the phone and you’re greeted by a weird tone, followed by a few seconds of silence.

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Scott sees ‘52-plus’ GOP Senate seats, says watch New Hampshire

ATHENS, Ga. — The man in charge of electing more Republican senators says to watch what happens in New Hampshire for the first sign of how election night will go.

The Independent UK

US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more

Daily Record

Scottish Greens admit no price tag attached to their Universal Basic Income policy

Patrick Harvie believes UBI should be central to an independent Scotland, but said details would come later.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Being single is getting more expensive than ever

It took 16 months to pay off my husband’s student loans after we got married. It’s a feat that he couldn't have accomplished as a single person. There wouldn’t have been enough time in a day to work a full-time job and a side hustle, and handle the tedious tasks…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: GOP hopes inflation will help them win. So they should say how they'd fix it

Recent polls show, as they often tend to, that Americans trust Republicans more than Democrats on economic issues — this despite decades of evidence that GOP economic stewardship has been worse for all but the richest Americans and more prone to increase the deficit. The political mileage the party is…

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