Retirees and veterans will see an 8.7 percent increase in their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits starting in 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last week.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that veterans and Gold Star families will be receiving free lifetime access to national parks, refuges, and other public lands. These families will have free access to approximately 2,000 public locations with many activities including hiking, fishing, paddling, biking, hunting, camping, stargazing and climbing.