Retirement News, Income Strategies & Social Security Updates

Retirement News, Income Strategies & Social Security Updates

Category: Working in Retirement

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Social Security & Work Rules
Alexander Clark

Adults 55 to 64 must now log 80 hours of work or job training each month to keep SNAP benefits past 90 days — an OBBBA rule that only exempts retirees 65 and older

Older Americans between 55 and 64 who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program now face a stark new condition: log 80 hours of work or job training each month, or lose food benefits after just three months. The requirement, enacted through P.L. 119-21, strips away a longstanding federal exemption

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Part-Time & Side Income
Alexander Clark

The 8 best part-time jobs for retirees that pay over $25 an hour

Retirees with credentials in healthcare, finance, education, or skilled trades regularly find part-time work paying $30 to $60 an hour or more, especially as independent contractors or in specialized roles where experience commands a premium. The catch is sorting which jobs genuinely deliver those rates from those that just claim

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Age Discrimination & Rights
Alexander Clark

34.5% of jobseekers 55 and older were long-term unemployed in April — about eight points above younger workers, as AI cuts begin reshaping the 2026 labor market

Older Americans searching for work in April 2026 faced sharply longer spells of joblessness than their younger counterparts, with 34.5 percent of unemployed people aged 55 and older stuck without a paycheck for 27 weeks or more. That share ran roughly eight percentage points above the rate for workers under

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LATEST NEWS

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Medicare & Health Coverage

Wegovy, Zepbound, and Foundayo drop to $50 a month under Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge starting July 1 — but the copay won’t count toward the new $2,100 Part D out-of-pocket cap

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Fees, Scams & Rip-Offs

12,400 Americans 60 and older lost more than $100,000 each to online scammers last year — the FBI says any caller demanding gift cards, crypto, or a wire transfer is the scam

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Estate & Legacy Planning

Anyone 70½ or older can route $111,000 of their IRA straight to charity in 2026 — the gift counts toward the year’s required minimum distribution and never hits taxable income

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