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from24/7 Wall St.
12 hours ago

How Claiming Social Security Early Will Impact Your Monthly Checks

Filing for Social Security at full retirement age (FRA) means you'll avoid any sort of reduction to your monthly benefits. FRA is 67 for people born in 1960 or later, but it varies slightly for earlier birth years-check SSA.gov for your exact age. However, you're allowed to claim Social Security once you turn 62. And the further away from FRA you are, the more of a hit to your benefits an early filing will cause.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How the USDA is responding in court to SNAP cuts after Trump cutoff threat

USDA tapped its contingency fund to issue half SNAP payments for November—the first use during a funding lapse—while refusing to divert child nutrition funds.
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