"Opponents of Social Security have just been trying to starve the Social Security beast, as they see it," Altman said. Social Security recipients could get an additional 2,400 a year in benefits if a new bill recently introduced to Congress wins approval something. Altman said she fears it's a way to shrink the Social Security program and eventually cut benefits. The problem with giving businesses a break on those taxes is that it could hurt Social Security's funds, which already face a shortfall. "It's hard to believe that they would even restore it, but that's what the proposal is," Altman said. In the meantime, the trust funds that support Social Security and Medicare would be replenished with general revenue, while the businesses would eventually have to repay it. The proposal would give employers a reprieve until January, at which point they would have to resume those payments. Typically, both employers and employees each pay 6.2% toward Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare, known as FICA taxes. McConnell's bill also includes a proposal to suspend employers' requirement to pay FICA taxes until January, which Altman said is a red flag. More from Personal Finance: Rescue checks may shortchange some Americans on Social Security New York City businesses hit hard by coronavirus pandemic These banks are offering coronavirus financial aid most of them are just above the poverty line, and so they spend the money immediately."įormer vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has also endorsed the senators' proposal. "These are people with the lowest incomes in the country. "This is not just relief, but it's stimulus," Altman said. Having extra money in their Social Security checks can help those individuals stave off extra health-care expenses they may face, or even help offset added costs of hiring help with grocery shopping, said Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, an advocacy organization. The Social Security COLA for 2021 was 1.3.
The additional money would help almost 64 million Americans who receive Social Security, many of whom are vulnerable now because they are older and/or disabled, Warren wrote in her op-ed. Central bank Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed is still a ways off from changing its policy. However, because the plan uses income from 2018 tax returns as a qualifier, it could leave out those who don't file with the IRS because their income is too low. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., put forward a proposal last week that included Social Security income. A total of 1.7 million checks are set to be mailed by early October and should arrive by November 1.The move comes as some fear that many Social Security beneficiaries could be left out of the proposed bonus checks from the government. State officials began printing around 50,000 checks per day this week. The $200 should be ready Thursday and paper checks could arrive as early as this weekend with both payments. You might now be asking when will you get your money?” If you have direct deposit, your $125 refund should already be in your account. “We were set to originally begin printing in July, but we were notified by our vendor that there was a paper delay and so we didn’t get a shipment until August 3,” Klutz said. However, paper checks for both payments have been delayed because of supply chain issues. It mostly depends on how you filed this year. If you’re eligible, you’ll receive that money either by direct deposit or by paper check. “It was frustrating because all of the direct deposits went out in may and June and so half of the Hoosiers had gotten their tax returns but those who filed their 2021 tax return and owed Indiana money or didn’t put their direct deposit information on their return are waiting on their check,” Indiana Auditor Tera Klutz said.
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