Every year brings fresh adjustments to Social Security, and for millions of Americans, these shifts can mean the difference ...

Discover the Social Security Special Minimum Benefit, a payment for long-term low earners that has become 'functionally ...

Social Security recipients could face smaller payment increases after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Here’s how inflation and COLA projections for 2027 may be affected.

If you weren't exactly jumping for joy when the Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment ...

During the federal government shutdown, Social Security benefit payments will still go out on time, according to the agency. But certain services may not be available as the Social Security ...

Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

A partial government shutdown began on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Oregonians who receive Social Security benefits may be wondering if their checks will be affected. Social Security does get funding from ...

You'll have to work more to earn Social Security credits in 2026. Wealthy Americans will owe Social Security taxes on an extra $8,400 next year. Social Security beneficiaries who are still working can ...

When discussions about Social Security’s future arise, many assume the only options involve cutting benefits or raising taxes. But Congress has multiple ways to adjust how benefits are calculated that ...

Using guaranteed income, like Social Security, to pay everyday bills may save me from withdrawing from retirement accounts before I'm ready. Given the work that needs to be done to secure Social ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Friday, Oct. 31, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried about ...