Social Security Questions

Social Security

I just received a large amount of money from SS. Why?

Social security Fairness Act

My wife has an Illinois teacher’s pension. She never applied for Social Security benefits because we knew she would not..

Social Security Clawvacks

Hi Terry, So it seems that the new administration is going to start the cruel and life destroying action of..

Social Security Fairness Act — Hurray!

Elon did NOT mess with this. I received a deposit of $7176 today. A friend got his, too!

Fairness Act — got my benefits!

Terry, On WGN you said you would be interested to know how the Fairness Act application process was working. I..

pension payment

if I apply for my disability pension and able to retire early with my Social Security check be reduced. I..

Still wait until age 70 to claim SS?

In light of all the changes and cuts under the new Administration, should I rethink waiting until age 70 to..

social security

will my s s check be reduced if i apply pension

Fairness act and forms to fill out personal info

Hi Terry, we listen to you on WGN radio and you’re the best. How do you go about filing for..

pension and social security

Hi Terry, I am a retired teacher (65 years old) collecting an Illinois pension. I have not applied for Social..

Social Security/Pension

My mom receives a pension from her job at the community college. Should she apply through the social security office..

Medicare part D

I was recently let go from my job. I was on Medicare a I applied for Medicare B. I provided..

social security fairness act

Hi, Terry, big fan here. My question concerning the fairness act is about public employees who never paid into SS...

GPO and WEP repealed

Now that the GPO and WEP have been repealed what can I expect. I have been a teacher for 35..

Taking my social security

Terry, I am 66 and turning 67 in November. I had planned to hold off to 70. Now I am..

Take SS early or wait

I don’t need SS to live on. So would recommend taking it early and reducing the amount I withdraw from..

SSA spousal benefits

Terry How does social security calculate spousal benefits? My husband took his SSA benefits at 62. I will begin my..

Finding amount of social security benefits for past 4 years

I receive monthly SS benefits, but not enough to pay my monthly Medicare bill. I received a letter from SS..

Social Security and Trump Policies that may delay processing payment

I am 69 years old and was going to wait until 70 to claim SS payments, but Trumps’ new DOGE..

Social Security Horror Story followup

Good Morning, So I read your book, and looked at my SSA.gov statement. I did find all years appear to..

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