The new bill comes as the Social Security trust fund approaches possible depletion and as Congress faces mounting pressure.

Social Security's Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI), which is responsible for doling out monthly benefits to ...

The latest 2026 COLA prediction estimates a 2.6% increase for 2026. This would put it right in line with the average COLA ...

For thousands of Americans, the check will no longer be in the mail. In a move expected to affect more than half a million ...

Social Security is on track to deplete its trust funds by 2034, one year sooner than previously forecast, when the federal retirement program will be required to cut monthly benefits by about 20%.

For some Social Security recipients, benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount in the coming months. Meanwhile, some others may have recently gotten a bump in their benefits.

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.

The Social Security Board of Trustees said last week that the program’s combined trust funds will run out of money in 2034 — one year earlier than was projected in 2024.

Other changes to Social Security in 2025 include a smaller cost-of-living adjustment (2.5%, down from 3.4%), an increase in the maximum taxable earnings limit from $168,000 to $176,100, and ...