When do you get your Social Security payment for November? See schedule

Social Security payments for the month of November follow a normal schedule. A 2.8% cost-of-living increase (COLA) takes ...

Are Social Security offices open during the government shutdown? What to expect

Social Security offices nationwide will continue to offer "reduced services" until the government shutdown is over. Here's what that means for you.
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How to contact Social Security amid the chaos of cuts

The recent federal budget cuts have left many organizations, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), grappling with reduced resources. As a result, traditional methods of contacting the ...
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Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reassigned a small share of its field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy wait times for the agency's national 800 phone number.