Stimulus
Stimulus Payments Surface as Another Factor in the “Clawback” Debacle
Amid rhetoric and Congressional oversight reviews of the Social Security Administration’s movement to recover benefit overpayments amounting to more than $26 billion, there’s a new wrinkle. Reports are surfacing of beneficiaries receiving letters requesting repayment of benefits caused by misunderstanding–or…
Senior Citizens League Pushes for Another Stimulus
Citing the damage that current inflation rates are doing to the senior population, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Chairman Rick Delaney has called on Congress to consider an additional $1400 stimulus payment to older Americans. In an article posted by Vance…
10 Things Social Security Recipients Need to Know About Their Second Stimulus Check
Rocky Mengle of Kiplinger admits there are a few special rules that only apply to Social Security recipients, thus making it a bit more difficult for those folks to learn the ins and outs of second-round stimulus checks. This highly informative article…
The Second Stimulus, Social Security Recipients, and More
In a trio of articles here by Alison DeNisco Rayome and others of cnet.com, she covers all that one would want to know about the second round of stimulus payments passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of…
Stimulus Checks Dominate the News
President Trump signed the latest Covid relief bill on Sunday, ending the standoff and clearing the way for much-needed financial relief for Americans suffering from the pandemic’s economic devastation. The measure also paves the way for additional funding for most Americans in…
Details Emerging on Senate Pandemic Relief Proposals
Senior Forbes contributor Kelly Phillips Erb takes a look at some of the potential outcomes of the pandemic relief bills being crafted in the Senate, noting that the “Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act is a compendium of…
Kudlow on the Potential for Another stimulus Payment
Progress on the next round of economic stimulus measures is expected to be announced this week, and many eyes are on one of the key components of the legislation–the possibility of direct payments to U.S. citizens. Forbes Staff Reporter Lisette Voytko, in…
Another Stimulus? Maybe, Maybe Not. Things Social Security Beneficiaries Need to Know.
The “Heroes Act”–the follow-up to the CARES Act signed in March–has been passed by the House but is under debate in the Senate at this point. The outcome is uncertain, but the rumor mill is heating up with respect to…
More Confusion on the Stimulus Front
Although the House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act earlier this month, passage of the Act remains stalled in the Senate and the Act’s provisions–including a new round of stimulus payments–remain in discussion. Meanwhile, some folks are reporting that “extra”…
SSA Provides Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Impact Payments
The Social Security Administration late yesterday provided an update on the question “How do I get my COVID-19 economic impact payment?” The announcement includes an update to their document ” Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and SSI Recipients – Steps to…