The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

This week, benefits will be paid to recipients whose birthdays fall between the 11th and 20th of any month.

When the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935, its purpose was to provide a financial foundation for America's aging workforce. Nine decades later, this mission is still being fulfilled, ...

Up to 90% of retired workers rely on their Social Security income to cover at least some portion of their expenses. Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is doing something that hasn ...

And how much did you need to earn to get it?

Social Security is a lifeline for millions of retirees today. If you're still working, you should know that the program is not going to disappear, and that benefit cuts may even be preventable.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s needless and unwanted cuts to the already efficient agency will be felt for years to come. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s needless and unwanted cuts to the already efficient ...

When the federal government starts coming apart at its fiscal seams, Social Security will be the first thing to unravel. It is among the country’s largest financial challenges at over $50 trillion in ...