Dudek said DOGE personnel can't make changes to Social Security systems, benefit payments and other information, and only have "read access" to the system. "I am confident that with DOGE's help ...

The social security system's database, Numident, is huge and complicated. While the Numident does keep track of people's deaths, its purpose is to "administer its programs"—it's not "a ...

Musk has implied 150-year-olds are getting checks but experts say he’s mistaken. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, in their hunt for "fraud, waste and abuse" in the federal government, are ...

People who are listed as over 100 years old in the Social Security system are "not necessarily receiving benefits," the new head of the agency said Wednesday, contradicting claims that tens of ...

But word that members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is seeking access to the Social Security Administration’s data systems should conjure up thoughts of data on hundreds of ...

The only efficiency Elon Musk cares about is how efficiently he can take your money to line his own pockets. Despite President Trump’s campaign promises, Musk is coming after your earned Social ...

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The program is based on contributions that workers make into the system. While you're employed, you pay into Social Security; you receive benefits later on, when it's your turn to retire.

Social Security recipients will receive two checks this month, but it doesn't mean retirees are receiving extra money — it's due to a quirk in the system. University of Maryland economist Peter ...

Here are a couple of ways you might pull that off. Social Security doesn't just take care of older Americans who paid into the system. It also takes care of their spouses, or ex-spouses.