Social Security's looming shortfall is often framed as a distant problem for retirees, but the math behind the program is ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting ...

Social Security serves as a crucial source of income for millions of retirees today. And there are many workers who hope to ...

When working Americans retire, they expect Social Security to pay them monthly benefits for the rest of their lives. Those ...

If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans have agreed on in recent years, it’s to ignore the rapidly deteriorating finances of Social Security and keep its unsustainable benefits intact. The ...

Social Security celebrated its 90th anniversary Thursday, marking a major milestone for the program that supplies monthly benefit checks to almost 70 million senior citizens, disabled people and ...

September in Washington means lawmakers scrambling to keep the government’s doors open. On-time funding has become a pathological exercise in procrastination. This annual show of Congressional ...

Key Takeaways Inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI) that older Americans actually face, has often been higher than Social Security's annual cost of living adjustment (COLA).This is ...

Retirees may find that they need to make adjustments to their budget in 2026. Social Security has been one of America's top ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has reminded beneficiaries that paper checks will soon become a thing of the past. Starting September 30, the agency will stop issuing benefit payments by mail ...

President Trump signed a proclamation marking the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Social Security, while boasting changes in his recent tax law aimed at providing relief to seniors. “On the ...