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In 2025, the 6.2% Social Security tax remains a crucial payroll deduction, funding essential retirement, survivor, and ...

In 2025, a change in the income limit subject to Social Security taxes will impact millions of workers and the long-term ...

There has been a clear trend in TSCL's Social Security COLA predictions. For four consecutive months, the projected increase ...

If the White House’s sweeping tariffs increase prices, seniors might see a larger Social Security COLA next year, but at what ...

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

Social Security benefits are one of the most important income sources for retirees for many reasons. These benefits are ...

Social Security is an important benefits program, but it is also a very complicated one. Understanding how the benefits ...

Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of July will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, July 9: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month. Wednesday, July ...

Other pressing economic issues haven’t made it a priority. But some lawmakers want to raise the amount.

With inflation gradually rising and economic uncertainty looming, Social Security beneficiaries are facing a troubling outlook for 2026 as the annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COL ...