About Social Security
Social security is "any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income". In the United States, this is usually called welfare or a social safety net, especially when talking about Canada and European countries.
Alistair Darling: Steady hand in an economic crisis
... He then replaced Harriet Harman as Social Security secretary - later re-named work and pensions secretary - delivering Labour s welfare reforms and taking responsibility for spending a third of the government s budget...
The hidden tax rise in the Autumn Statement
... " Higher inflation pushes up tax receipts by more than it pushes up spending on debt interest or Social Security benefits...
Japan population: One in 10 people now aged 80 or older
... 8% of the population by 2040, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research...
Donald Trump slams election indictment on eve of court hearing
... A spokesman for the US Marshals Service, a federal law enforcement agency that guards courts, told Reuters news agency Mr Trump would be fingerprinted and asked to provide basic information, such as his date of birth and Social Security ID number...
WeChat: Why does Elon Musk want X to emulate China's everything-app?
... Government services are also on WeChat, with users able to check Social Security information, pay speeding tickets and book hospital appointments...
Unmarried mothers' repatriations: 'I should never have been in Ireland'
... Since what is now the Republic of Ireland became independent from the UK in 1922, Irish emigrants to Britain have had almost all the rights of British citizens - including residence, healthcare and Social Security...
US debt ceiling - what it is and why there is one
... This includes paying for federal employees, the military, Social Security and Medicare, as well as interest on the national debt and tax refunds...
US Congress inches closer to deal before holiday weekend
... " He said Americans deserved certainty over issues such as Social Security payments...
