The Special Minimum Benefit under the U.S. Social Security program offers a safety net for long-term workers in low-income ...

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Kyla Scanlon, a 27-year-old financial commentator and the author of “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work,” ...

Overall, 52 percent of Americans say they worry a “great deal” about the Social Security system, up from 43 percent in 2024, according to Gallup. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, ...

Social Security benefit is based primarily on your career earnings and when you claim benefits. The first one is pretty straightforward: The more you earn over the years, the more you pay in Social ...

In the latest payment run on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) schedule for June 2025, the agency is scheduled to ...

As of June 2025, the average monthly Social Security retirement payment stands at $1,950.27, translating to approximately $23,400 a year, according to the latest figures from the S ...

Social Security can't just disappear because it has a pretty solid source of funding -- payroll taxes. As we all work and pay ...

Deciding when to start claiming Social Security benefits can be one of the most difficult decisions for retirees. Most ...

Future-proof your retirement plan by making these moves with your savings, spending, and retirement accounts. Small changes ...

In a Letter to the Editor, a reader from Ocala offers an idea for strengthening Social Security for the years ahead.

When to retire and whether or not you have enough savings to live on are important questions to consider later in life.