About 68 million people received monthly Social Security benefits in 2024, and Medicare provides health insurance coverage to 67.6 million people. Both the Social Security and Medicare programs ...

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

Claiming Social Security benefits at age 62 may be necessary for some retirees, but the decision shouldn’t be taken lightly. You’ll receive reduced benefits, and it can impact your spouse’s ...

Social Security COLAs are calculated based on third quarter inflation readings, which means it's premature to come up with an official number. But there's no reason not to expect a COLA in 2026.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of June will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, June 11: Birth dates between the first and 10th of the month.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits are slated to be distributed on the SSA’s usual schedule: Tuesday, June 3: People who started receiving Social Security before May 1997 Wednesday ...

Regular Social Security retirement benefits for the month of June will be sent out on the SSA’s usual schedule: Wednesday, June 11: If you were born between the first and 10th of the month ...

In Massachusetts, about 1.2 million people receive Social Security benefits, or about 1 in 5 people in the state. And in May, people are slated to get two checks. But, that means no checks in June ...

Another option is to raise Social Security taxes. But that's not something workers want. And not surprisingly, they're very concerned about lawmakers going down that road. In a recent survey by ...

Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments arrive a little later than normal this month due to a quirk in the safety net program’s payment calendar.

The first monthly batch of Social Security benefits are paid later this May than in any other month this year due to a quirk in the 2025 calendar and the SSA's payment schedule.