Social Security checks are set to rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA increase. Retirees can expect an average monthly payment of ...

Social Security benefits are the backbone of retirement income for tens of millions of households, so even a small change in monthly payments can ripple through family budgets. The annual ...

Social Security Christmas week 2025 office hours and retirement age changes in 2026 affect millions. SSA offices stay open on ...

Like most Americans, I took Social Security for granted for most of my life. Until about 10 years ago, I carried a vague idea that the program had been promised to Moses on Mount Sinai (whaddya mean ...

(NewsNation) — The Social Security Administration is set to impose tighter identity verification measures starting March 31, requiring millions of Americans to verify their identity in person rather ...

With a government shutdown looming, Congress faces a fast-approaching midnight deadline on Friday to pass a funding bill. Without an eleventh-hour deal, hundreds of thousands of federal workers could ...

Social Security is the backbone of retirement income for tens of millions of Americans, yet headlines about "bankruptcy" have ...

For years, public workers have received reduced Social Security benefits because of two provisions in the Social Security Act: 1983’s Windfall Elimination Provision and 1977’s Government Pension ...