Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments going out on the second Wednesday of ...

Social Security payments for September are starting to hit recipients' bank accounts, with the Labor Day holiday causing Supplemental Security Income checks to be sent out sooner than usual. Social ...

Every month, millions of Americans who can't work because of a medical condition rely on Social Security disability payments. It's a process that can already take months, if not a year or more, from ...

Social Security Administration (SSA) to serve the growing number of beneficiaries with fewer staff, creating customer service ...

Before 1979, Social Security required a marriage to last 20 years for a divorced or surviving divorced wife to... The post ...

I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...

Social Security payments for the month of September follow a normal schedule. But recipients who were previously overpaid by the Social Security Administration may need to take action to avoid smaller ...

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July. “We had a bold goal of single-digit wait time on ...

Social Security recipients born between the 21st and 31st of the month will receive their payments on Aug. 27. The SSA is withholding 50% of benefits for those who have been overpaid and haven't begun ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. The final ...