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Social Security benefit changes

Proposed changes to Social Security benefits, including relabeling of benefit-age categories

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Jan 21, 2026

Which federal legislative proposals would change how Social Security benefits are taxed and what is their current status?

Congressional proposals to change how Social Security benefits are taxed currently range from full repeal measures that would remove benefits from taxable income to narrower fixes that raise the incom...

Jan 17, 2026

How has the Social Security Administration historically used the term 'benefit' in its statutes and public materials?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the underlying Social Security Act have historically used the word "benefit" both as a legal term of entitlement in statutes and as a public-facing label i...