Category Archives: Social Security

Some Important Updates for Seniors

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OurSeniors.net tries to be your all-things-senior source for dependable and unbiased information. With that in mind, here is a very brief reminder of some important dates, figures and changes in tax and Social Security laws. Some important dates for 2018 If you make quarterly tax payments during the year, they are due on: April 17, […]

Changes in Medicare for 2018

Last week our blog covered some of the changes in Social Security coming in 2018. Medicare is the other “twin” government program that is of essential interest to seniors and, of course, to OurSeniors.net. There will be some changes to Medicare in 2018 and they are briefly described below. Medicare Part A. Medicare Part A […]

Changes in Social Security Benefits, 2018

In October, the Social Security Administration announced a 2% cost-of-living adjustment, or “COLA,” for Social Security payments in 2018. This increase will raise the average Social Security benefit by a little over $27 per month or about $329 a year. There had been no change in 2016 benefits and only a 0.3% increase in 2017. […]