Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

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SSA walked back a separate memo that directed field offices to only schedule initial claims over the phone, and to limit ...

A new analysis by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) reveals that communities nationwide have lost 9 percent of their ...

The Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) internal watchdog has confirmed that the agency’s publicly reported phone service data was accurate and that performance improved during fiscal ...

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The agency reportedly wants to cut field-office visits in half in fiscal year 2026, but spokesperson says field offices are still 'front line' for Americans The Social Security Administration denied ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming. Field ...

The first Social Security payments in December will be distributed in a week for Michigan beneficiaries with birth dates from the 1st to the 10th. Social Security benefits — paid mostly to recipients ...