RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- North Carolina officials say they are alerting residents whose names and Social Security numbers were stored in a laptop computer stolen from a state employee.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Social Security recipients will see a 5.8 percent jump in their monthly benefits beginning in January, the U.S. Social Security Administration said Thursday.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- More than three of every four U.S. seniors reduce their monthly Social Security checks for life by claiming benefits early, researchers said.
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama says Republican opponent John McCain is out to privatize social security.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain has supporters wondering what path he favors in handling the thorny issue of changes to Social Security, The New York Times says.
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Both major U.S. presidential candidates are proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, but they diverge on how to keep the program solvent, observers said.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 3 (UPI) -- The greatest concerns for U.S. retirees are deteriorating health, unexpected illness and the rising cost of healthcare, a survey indicates.
WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Routine referrals from insurers to the U.S. Social Security system cost millions and clog the system, lawsuits filed against disability insurers claim.
WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- The Social Security program is "financially unsustainable" and needs to be reformed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Two U.S. congressmen from Illinois have introduced a bill calling for new Social Security cards with security features to help combat fraud and identity theft.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- India says political and social disturbances in its neighboring countries could have an impact on its own internal security.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A man in Chicago was charged with felony identity theft and faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing a young girl's Social Security number.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department has formulated a plan to provide Social Security recipients with prepaid debit cards to assist with benefits payments.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Online investigations in Maryland and other states found troves of Americans' private information vulnerable to identity thieves.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addressed the Social Security issue at an Iowa forum hosted by AARP.
