The actual cost-of-living-adjustment won't be announced until October, but early predictions say the increase will be a ...

Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...

Social Security COLA has been in effect for a month, and that means you should have received your boosted check.

In legislative developments, Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, reintroduced a bill last week aimed at ...

In 2025, the Social Security Administration is rolling out changes to help beneficiaries keep up with inflation. These ...

During that time, Social Security retirement benefits have also experienced a change. In 2005, the average monthly Social ...

That’s because the zero will drag down your average index monthly earnings. Americans who earn lower-income wages while working will naturally get a lower Social Security check once they retire.

Tens of millions of Americans rely on Social Security benefits for a substantial portion of their retirement income. Not only ...

A lot of people get excited to retire and start collecting Social Security. And why shouldn’t they be? After years of paying ...

However, those who have been claiming since before May 1997, or also collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks, are paid differently. SSI is a federal government benefit that provides monthly ...

The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

Should you report VA disability as income for taxes ... Find out the estimated waiting period In the Social Security Death Index, the SSA compiles information about deaths of people with Social ...