Tag: Elderly welfare
Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring — and older adults are increasingly the victims
A Bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) at a gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Bitcoin steadied after snapping...
As inflation cools, estimate for 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment goes down
A shopper scans coupons in a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe...
The voice scam call portrayed in 'Thelma' is real and an increasing threat in the age of AI
Theatrical one-sheet for THELMA, a Magnolia Pictures release.Courtesy: Magnolia PicturesIn the movie "Thelma," 93-year-old Thelma Post receives a frantic call from what sounds...
As one Social Security program marks a 50-year anniversary, here's how benefits may change
Martonaphoto | Moment | Getty ImagesA federal benefit program for people with disabilities and older adults made its first benefit payments 50 years...
Social Security Administration to expand access to certain benefits through several upcoming changes
Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration is set to implement new rules to make it easier for beneficiaries to access...
Social Safety Administration to take away meals help as barrier to accessing sure advantages
Zeljkosantrac | E+ | Getty PhotographsThe Social Safety Administration has issued a ultimate rule that can forestall meals help from lowering funds to...