social security recipients
Government check earners
People who receive payments from Social Security, the U.S. government program that provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits.
The phrase appears most often in news and policy discussions about benefit adjustments or proposed changes: Social security recipients will see a cost-of-living increase next year.
Sometimes shortened to recipients when context is clear.
- beneficiariesThose who receive advantages
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- full retirement ageBenefits-eligible age without penalty
- elderlyAdvanced in age
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