The 2.8% COLA for 2026 is here. We break down the average payment increases for retirees, disabled workers, and survivors to help you budget for the new year.

Social Security retirement benefits are not plucked out of thin air, they are the product of a detailed formula that weighs ...

In 2025, you will often see a tale of two retirements. One of them is represented by the story of Jean Hullihan, a former ...

By that math, your typical American man would be smart to claim Social Security at age 62, the first year of his eligibility.

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, the last group will receive their December benefits this week. Afterwards, there will be only one more SSI check ...

WASHINGTON — They’ve made grave errors. The Social Security Administration must do more to prevent benefit checks from going to dead people and Congress should step up to pass safeguards to protect ...

Does the Social Security Administration (SSA) realize it’s made online access disproportionately difficult for people of SS age? In 2012, SSA launched its online “my Social Security” service, allowing ...

Some recipients of Social Security benefits will receive two checks in the month of December, as a calendar quirk will move the payment timeline for an adjacent month. The Social Security ...

December's Social Security retirement benefits will be paid on the 10th, 17th, and 24th, based on birth date. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two payments in December.

Social Security payments for December are about to be sent to recipients ahead of January's scheduled cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the ...