Author: Elizabeth Blessing
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An SSI recipient keeps the first $85 of monthly wages in full, then loses half of every dollar after that
Supplemental Security Income does not take a paycheck dollar for dollar. Social Security’s rules let a recipient with no other income keep the first $85 of monthly wages without any effect on the check, and then count only half of every dollar earned above that. The $85 is not a single number in the rulebook.…
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An eligible SSI couple’s federal payment does not run out until their wages reach $3,067 a month
An eligible Supplemental Security Income couple with no other income can earn $3,067 a month in combined wages before the federal SSI payment reaches zero. Social Security sets the 2026 federal benefit rate for an eligible couple at $1,491 a month, and its income rules ignore part of every paycheck, so the payment shrinks slowly…
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Social Security is appealing an order to pay back benefits to children of early retirees, with the next brief in the appeal due October 14
Social Security is appealing a federal court order that requires it to recalculate and pay back benefits to children of early retirees. The agency’s defendants filed a notice of appeal on September 8, 2026, and the next brief in the appeal is due October 14, according to the class action website for L.N.P. v. Bisignano.…
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AT&T’s breach settlement drew 4,918,073 claims, and the settlement’s fraud-screening firm flagged 804,381 of them as fraudulent
The AT&T data-breach settlement drew 4,918,073 claims, and the fraud-screening firm working for the settlement flagged 804,381 of them as fraudulent, according to the OpenClassActions report on the final approval. The court granted final approval on October 2, 2026, but no payment date has been announced. The firm, Covalynt, was retained through the settlement administrator,…
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Ohio PERS gives Medicare-eligible retirees until December 7 and everyone else until December 15 to set 2027 coverage
Retirees on the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System health plan have two different deadlines to set their 2027 coverage. OPERS says Medicare-eligible retirees can make changes from October 15 to December 7, 2026, while retirees who are not yet on Medicare have from November 1 to December 15. Anyone who wants to change or cancel…
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Florida renters who paid eviction attorney fees to Progress Residential are set to get three quarters of the money back without filing anything
Florida renters who paid eviction attorney fees to Progress Residential are set to receive 75 percent of those fees back under a class action settlement, and there is no claim form to file. The deal resolves Johnsten v. Progress Residential, case 2024-CA-001692 in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Seminole County, Florida.…
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Marketplace open enrollment starts November 1, and December 15 is the cutoff for coverage that begins January 1
Open enrollment for 2027 Marketplace health plans begins November 1, according to HealthCare.gov. People who want coverage to start on January 1 have until December 15 to sign up or change plans, even though enrollment itself stays open for another month after that. The three dates on the HealthCare.gov calendar HealthCare.gov’s dates and deadlines page…
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Retired Tennessee local education teachers with 30-plus years of service will pay $470.80 a month for retiree-only Premier PPO coverage on Network S in 2027, with a $345.95 copay plan the cheapest on the menu
Tennessee’s 2027 premium table for local education retirees puts retiree-only Premier PPO coverage at $470.80 a month for a retired teacher with 30 or more years of service on Network S. The cheapest choice on the same table is the $345.95 Copay PPO, which is offered only on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee’s Network…
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A veteran who cannot drive because of a qualifying service-connected disability can now get a one-time grant of up to $27,908.90 toward a vehicle
Veterans Affairs now lists a one-time automobile allowance of up to $27,908.90 toward a specially equipped vehicle, effective October 1, 2026. It is meant for a veteran whose service-connected disability keeps them from driving, and VA pays it to the seller of the vehicle, not to the veteran. The figure comes from VA’s special benefit…
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San Diego is refunding $40 million to about 436,069 single-family water customers without a claim form
San Diego has agreed to a $40 million settlement over how it billed single-family water customers, and about 436,069 customers are covered without having to file a claim form. A judge is scheduled to decide whether to give the deal final approval at a hearing on December 11, 2026, according to the OpenClassActions settlement summary.…