3. Spousal benefits and disability benefits will increase
And here we are, at number 3 on our list of changes. The widowed mothers who have to carry all of the responsibility and take care of two children will get a monthly increase in their benefits.
The average benefit will be $3,653 instead of $3,540 as it used to be in 2023. Maybe it doesn’t seem like much, but this little extra money will surely bring some financial stability to the family.
Hopefully, we have some good news for the widowers and widows who are living alone too. Those who live independently will also get an increase in their monthly benefits. The average benefit will be $1,773. Last year, they were $1,718. This is not a big increase, but it will surely help some people.
Now, disabled workers are not let down, and they will also receive a little help to maintain their work and life balance. Those who have a spouse and one or more kids will get a monthly average benefit of $2,720 instead of $2,636. This is a fair adjustment since they need to face various challenges and responsibilities that the rest of us don’t.
All of these Social Security changes coming this year are more than welcome because no one will mind getting some extra money.
I collect SSI benefits being a widow. My question is some months I get my check on first Friday of the month and others it is the second Friday. I rely on this check to pay my rent and need it to be consistently n first Friday. Can anyone explain why the payment dates change each month
Will there be changes for people receiving SSDI?
Once again, those awful laws, GPO and WPC, are not changed. Both affect me. I cannot access my late husband’s SS benefits (which were much better than mine) and — another punch in the gut — my own meager SS benefits are reduced because I have a decent Government pension. My own SS benefit does not even pay for my Medicare, which I have to pay double for.
Eliminating those two laws, which mostly affect widows who have worked for the government, would correct an injustice.
I’m a WW2 veteran now 98 years old. I’m now disabled and need help. I own my home but it needs a lot of attention. I’m finding absolutely no help in finding that help. Are those of s=us from World Two just forgotten now?
Has there been any Congressional discussion to remove the Federal & state governments from taxing Social Security since this money was taxed when it was earned by each individual that is receiving a SS check. It appears as double taxation to me & completely unfair .
Thank you