No, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cannot take a percentage of Social Security funds. Social Security benefits and VA benefits are separate and administered by different government agencies. VA benefits are based on military service and disabilities, while Social Security benefits are provided to individuals who have paid into the Social Security system through employment.
Nursing Home resident has accumulated a large sum of money in her account, from which social security benefits were received. Resident has since died, the family was told that the funds will be returned to Social Security. Why? Should these funds not be transferred to the individuals Estate?
Social Security funds are protected against a lien on your checking account. However you will have to prove that the funds in your account are from Social Security. If there are other funds "commingled" then unprotected funds may be seized
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Yes, Social Security is receiving additional funds through payroll taxes collected from workers and employers.
No, he did not. The system was mainly paid through fuel taxes collected by the States.
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There is no evidence to suggest that Republicans intend to use funds from Social Security to fund the tax cut. Social Security operates on its own funding system through payroll taxes and has a separate trust fund specifically designated for it. Any changes to Social Security funding would require separate legislation.
In the 1980's there was an upheaval in the Social Security system in the United States because funds were actually dwindling. Laws were passed to tax Social Security benefits and actually raise the age of retirement.