Social Security

• Help Build Momentum for Rep. Larson’s Bill that Expands Social Security Benefits

  April 26, 2022: H.R. 5723, Rep. John Larson’s (CT) “Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust,” expands and strengthens Social Security, increasing benefits for all beneficiaries by requiring wealthy Americans to pay payroll taxes on wages above $400,000. It will a...Read more >

• Alliance Draws Attention to Dangers of Sen. Scott’s “Rescue America Plan”

  April 25, 2022: Pennsylvania Alliance member Mary Wills, President of the Capitol Area Retired Pennsylvania State Education Association, spoke out at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event on Thursday on the state capitol steps in Harrisburg. The event came during...Read more >

• Social Security Field Offices Reopen Nationwide

  April 11, 2022: Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), announced this week that Social Security Field Offices would re-open nationwide on April 7 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to close. While...Read more >

• Retirees on Fixed Incomes Live Day-to-Day Amid Rising Inflation

  March 28, 2022: With inflation levels at a 40-year high, many Americans are feeling the squeeze from rising prices nationwide. Yet for those over the age of 65 who rely on a fixed income, historic inflation presents a dire threat to their already strained budgets. ...Read more >

• Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Increases for Social Security Administration, Senior Nutrition, and the CDC

  March 21, 2022: On Tuesday President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” a $1.5 trillion spending bill for the current fiscal year that began over five months ago. Until a deal was reached, funding levels had been set at...Read more >

• Even Sen. McConnell Reprimands Sen. Rick Scott over Drastic Social Security, Medicare Proposals

  March 07, 2022: In a rare public admonishment of one of his top lieutenants, Sen. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) rebuked Sen. Rick Scott's (FL) plan that “sunsets” Social Security and Medicare within five years. Sunsetting is a legal provision under which a pro...Read more >

• Census Report Highlights Older Households’ Sources of Income

  February 14, 2022: While Social Security makes up the largest share of most older adults’ incomes, other sources also provide earnings to people 65 and older. A new report from the United States Census Bureau analyzed older households’ sources of income, the amount...Read more >

• COVID-19 Widows Struggle to Get Survivors Benefits as Social Security Offices Remain Closed

  February 04, 2022: In addition to causing pain, misery and death to millions of infected Americans, the coronavirus pandemic has forced Social Security offices to close in-person operations, and many children and spouses are experiencing long delays in processing their...Read more >

• How to Get Social Security Questions Answered

  January 10, 2022: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released a new flyer explaining how Americans can get help and information while the pandemic continues. It stresses that the best way for most people to find the information they need is on its website, w...Read more >

• President Roach Pushes for a Vote on Social Security Expansion at Congressional Hearing

  December 13, 2021: Rep. John Larson (CT), House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman, and Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr. urged lawmakers to support H.R. 5723, “The Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust,” during a hearing on the bill Tuesday...Read more >