Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...

Overall, 52% of Americans say they worry a “great deal” about the Social Security system, up from 43% in 2024, according to ...

But this spring, something different happened, he says: an unexpected surge in the ... your monthly benefit grows by 8%, notes Kathleen Romig, who directs Social Security and disability policy ...

The surge is ... increases Social Security benefits for some people with pensions; and a bump in people who had been collecting spousal benefits re-filing to claim a higher benefit based on ...