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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
New law will put more dollars into pockets of older, low-income Mainers
About 19,000 Maine residents over 65, many of them low-income women living alone, will be made eligible for the program under the new law.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2022
Social Security boost seen as unlikely to help Dems at polls
Voters have ranked the economy as a higher priority than Social Security, with 71% of U.S. adults telling Pew Research Center in January that strengthening the economy was a top priority for the president.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
Social Security increase will help millions of kids, too
It’s not just older people who will get what’s expected to be the largest cost-of-living adjustment in Social Security benefits in 40 years.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Stock market slump unsettling Americans eyeing retirement
Many soon-to-be retirees are also terrified about inflation. Social Security has a built-in adjustment, but it doesn’t keep up with real inflation.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Maine Social Security recipients still waiting for stimulus checks
According to published reports, payments for those receiving such benefits have not been prepared yet.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Virus could deplete Social Security funds by 2030, report says
Prior to the pandemic, the Social Security Administration had estimated the the Social Security trust fund would be depleted by 2035.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security
The three contenders for Maine's 2nd District say they worry about the future of the retirement program unless revisions are made.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
What you need to know if you haven’t received your federal aid check
Social Security and Veteran Affairs recipients will receive their money the same way they receive benefits.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2020
Feds: Scam artists spread virus lies, prey on Medicare recipients
Federal law enforcement is warning that scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2020
Advocates seek reforms to state retirement system for disabled workers
Many agree the hurdles are too high in Maine; data show applications plummeted since 2015.
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