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The first round of August Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...

A recent report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has raised concerns about the future of Social ...

The ins and outs of Social Security benefits can seem as complicated as they are crucial to Americans’ financial comfort — or ...

The most recent Social Security Trustees report contained a pretty dire update. The program's combined trust funds are ...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects that Social Security’s main trust fund will be insolvent by the end ...

Those eligible for Social Security payments receive their benefits on different days each month. Here is when beneficiaries ...

The Social Security Administration has backed off from plans to eliminate paper checks. However, it will only send checks in ...

If you'd rather not apply online, you can call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 to set up an appointment to ...

Some lawmakers have called for the CPI-E to be used to determine the annual COLA for Social Security payments, but would it ...

A report that Social Security funds could soon be depleted has some Americans wondering if they should take their benefits ...

Social security benefits may not be enough to retire comfortably in some cities. Here's how much Social Security covers in ...