Need-To-Know Insights, Guidance, and News to Secure Your Benefits

If you used PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App in 2025, the IRS has a tax reminder you shouldn’t ignore. Money received through these apps may count as taxable income, even if you didn’t get a ta...

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments will arrive on three Wednesdays in October 2026. For most beneficiaries, the payment date depends on the birthday of the person whose work record the benefits ...

Alaska’s 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend is worth $1,200 per eligible recipient, a $1,000 dividend plus a $200 energy relief payment. The state will issue payments in two major October rounds. ...

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two deposits in October 2026. The first payment is for October, while the second is an early payment for November. The extra deposit is not a bonus. Th...

There is no nationwide TANF payment schedule for September 2026. TANF is a federally funded, state-run program, so states, and sometimes county or local agencies, set their own cash-assistance proced...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive payments on different dates in October 2026. Your payment date depends on the type of benefit you receive, when you started receiving Social Securi...

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) remains one of the most valuable federal tax breaks available to lower- and moderate-income workers in 2026. Unlike a nonrefundable credit, the EITC is refundable, m...

The federal government has launched Trump Accounts, a new tax-advantaged investment program that gives eligible children a $1,000 seed deposit from the U.S. Treasury. The accounts are designed to hel...

With the cost of living still climbing due to inflation and tariffs, many families are wondering if another federal stimulus is on the horizon. Despite rumors circulating online, there is no ...