Question: is social security changing in 2020?
Answer: Social Security recipients got a 1.6% raise for 2020, compared with the 2.8% hike beneficiaries received in 2019. Maximum earnings subject to the Social Security tax also increased—from $132,900 a year to $137,700. ... Social Security tax rates remain the same for 2020—6.2% on employees and 12.4% on the self-employed.